Being a hispannic East Asian Studies major means I’ve ended up mixing lots of asian and hispanic ingredients and cooking techniques together. (to my grandmother’s horror…) But this recipe doesn’t technically have either asian or mexican aspects. Its more italian than anything.

This cooking technique is a saute not stir fry. In a stir fry you start out cooking everything in very high heat until its 2/3 the way cooked, then add a sauce, wine, vinegar, broth or water and simmer until it thickens or evaporates and the food has finished cooking.

sweet peppers, chili peppers, mushrooms, tomatoes, courgette’s, basil and olive oil are all neoclassic itallian ingredients.

Good recipe though. I love quinoa. Here is a traditional latin american recipe for it:

Quinoa Salad (Puruvian recipe)

Ingredients:

4 cups cooked quinoa
1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and finely chopped
1 small cucumber, peeled, seeded, finely chopped
1 large or 2 small tomatoes, seeded and finely chopped
¼ cup fresh mint, chopped

¼ Cup fresh lime juice
1/3 Cup extra-virgin olive oil
½ tsp ground pepper
1 tsp salt

Toss the jalapeno pepper, tomato, cucumber and mint with cooled quinoa. In a separate bowl, whisk together the lime juice, olive oil and salt and pepper until creamy. Pour over quinoa mixture and toss again.