To sautéed the quinoa: using a large sauté pan heat up the oil over medium heat. Then fry the mushrooms until it cook very well done, or until it looks light brown and meaty.

Add the 3/4 minced garlic and chili flakes, keeps sautéed along with the mushrooms. Allow the garlic to cook until it turn little brown.

Then add the cooked quinoa, thyme, mushrooms powder, pepper and salt to taste. Stir all the ingredients well, until the quinoa heated through. Taste it before turn off the heat. I put it on a simmer while I cooked the veggies.

To cook the veggies: Simply heat up a little oil in the skillet, sautéed the 1/4 minced garlic, and let it cook in about 1-2 minutes, add the green bean. Keeps sautéed, splash a little water to avoid burnt. Cook the beans for about 3 minutes or until it just cooked but not fully cooked (I like crunchy beans. Please cook longer if you prefer fully cooked beans)

Then add the bell peppers, springlike chili flakes, add the mushrooms powder if using and keeps sauted for about 2 minutes, season with salt, and lastly add the bean sprout, stir everything in 1-2 minutes, taste it, and turn off the heat.

To Assembling: Before I transfer the quinoa into the plates, I sprinkle the cilantro, give it a quick stir then transfer to a plate, and add the crunchy sautéed veggies along side the quinoa.

Then viola.... the quinoa mushrooms plated is ready to served! Enjoy

HappyCooking!