Quinoa, Shiitake Mushrooms and Adzuki Beans

Ingredients

• ½ cup sliced carrots
• 3 thinly sliced scallions
• ¼ cup shiitake mushrooms sliced (can substitute slightly crushed oyster mushrooms)
• 2 cups cooked adzuki beans, drained
• 1 cup washed quinoa
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 cups vegetable broth
• salt, pepper

Procedure

1. Sauté vegetables until tender.
2. Add broth, beans and quinoa. Bring to a boil.
3. Reduce heat to low and simmer for about 20 minutes, until liquid evaporates.
4. Add salt and pepper and mix with a fork or wooden spoon.