YUMMY RECIPE; VEGETARIAN QUINOA PAELLA

OK, it has been 18 days since I had eaten meat. After my cleanse I had decided to go vegetarian as long as I can hold out eating dead animal's muscle and fat. (see I am trying to correlate these images when I smell and think of meat sorry guys ) So I thought I should start coming up with recipes of my favorite dishes adapted to a vegetarian diet.

Earlier today I was dreaming of PAELLA. but it has seafood and CHORIZO!! then I  thought, Hey, one can get the flavors or close to it,  with  garbanzos, peas , bell peppers, saffron and the right spices without the fatty proteins. right? Well,  at least for me, so I checked around and made sure I had  quinoa, instead of rice for lesser carb /more protein content, then rushed to the super and imagined selected different  vegetables that would work well together and this is what I came up with. I'm telling you,  its yummiliciously delish!!

2 Tbsp olive oil
1 Tbsp minced garlic
1 Red Bell peppers
1 Yellow Bell pepper
6 Brussels sprout cut into 4
A cup of garbanzo
1 cup of peas
2 pinches of saffron florets ( if you have the real thing , the beh-tuh)
A pinch of dried  oregano
A dash of paprika
1 Yellow onion chopped
3 Stalks celery
Flat leaf parsley
Button mushroom-
Salt and Pepper to taste

Cook 2 cups of quinoa as you would rice.(you may use vegetable broth instead of water)  On a separate pan, saute' all the ingredient starting with garlic and onions then adding the vegetables that is longest to cook veggies that cook fastest,  add your spices, salt and pepper to taste, cook and set aside.

In a bowl scoop up some quinoa and top with vegetable "paella"  saute mix then sprinkle with choped flat leaf parsley and enjoy. Very different from the standard Paella, where you cook the rice with the veggies and meat , but it looks and taste like one.

I love it.

Enjoy.