Breakfast/Brunch Recipe 1: Veggie Quinoa with Fried Egg

This is a total 'protein bomb' breakfast! I already posted a recipe for something very close to this in my earlier blog "Breakfast part II - Lazy weekend mornings", but wanted to make a re-post of a few of those recipes for those who might want a photo to guide them.

This took me about 15 minutes to make because I already had some cooked quinoa in the refrigerator from earlier this week. In order to minimize the washing-up, I started by cooking the mushrooms in a non-stick frying pan, then added quinoa and spinach and when that was done quickly used that same pan to fry the egg. One cutting board, one knife and one pan to clean up after - quick!!

Serving 1:
1 egg (or more if you are very hungry)
1 clove of garlic, crushed
1 tblsp olive oil
10-12 mushrooms, cut into smaller pieces
A bit of fresh lemonthyme (you can also use flat leafed parsley or whatever other fresh herb you like with mushrooms)
A handful of fresh spinach, roughly chopped
Olive oil, lemon juice and Herbamare or salt and pepper for seasoning
Cooked quinoa (as per your appetite)
Optional: Avocado and buffalo mozzarella

Heat up the olive oil and add the garlic. Let it cook for a bit before you add the mushroom. Cook for app. 5 minutes and add the lemonthyme. Whenever you feel the mushrooms are done, add quinoa and spinach and cook it until everything is hot and the spinach is nicely cooked.  Season with a drizzle of olive oil, lemon juice, salt and pepper (or Herbamare). Cook the egg as per your preference and serve. I added a bit of avocado and some buffalo mozzarella to this plate but that's optional.

Season as per your liking with Herbamare or salt and pepper.

Enjoy!