Tofu and Quinoa San Choy Bows

Here's a great creative & fun way to serve low fat and nutritious food. I love tofu but know lots of people who turn their noses at tofu but I really do believe that they just don't know how to cook it!
Similarly, there are probably loads of people who have never used quinoa. It is very much the grain 'du jour' and it tastes like a cross between couscous and brown rice. It is extremely high in protein (contains all the 8 essential amino acids), low in fat, is gluten free, high in fibre and is totally yum yum. You can easily get it in supermarkets now so there's no excuse to not pick a packet up on your next shopping run. Plus most of the quinoa I've seen sold is organic.

You can throw pretty much any vegs into this dish as long as it is all diced up (aim for 1cm dices). I used red capsicum, peas, snow peas, corn, onion, garlic in this one but the possibilities are endless.  Again, I encourage you to add a colourful mix of vegs to get a good mix of nutrients and make it look super-appetising.
Cooking the quinoa is easy, it's just like cooking rice or couscous - it will only take about 15 mins but check the packet as each brand is slightly different. Once cooked, throw the diced firm tofu (make sure it's firm not silken otherwise it will break) and other ingredients in the pan (depending on what vegs you use, you may need to quickly blanche them in boiling water - otherwise you can have the others raw) and cover with the lid. Leave for 1-2 mins and the residual heat will just warm/cook up the other ingredients. Then using a spoon, just fluff up the whole mixture to combine. Create a dressing with a small amount of sesame oil, soy, lime juice. Stir through. Try also topping with chopped coriander and red chillis. Serve on iceberg lettuce cups. 3 of these per person is probably enough for a dinner - surprisingly filling. Mr Carrots absolutely loved these - and I think these would also be fun for kids.
What I like about this dish is that it is so easy to make and unlike a restaurant san choy bow, it doesn't contain fatty mince meat nor is it fried in oil (it's a one pot dish!). Of course, if you do want meat, substitute the tofu with a lean chicken or pork mince.