This is a great recipe for your fasting day dinner. It contains moderate amounts of protein and a small amount of carbohydrate with the quinoa. If you want to lower the carbohydrate content for your low carb day, just swap the quinoa for cauliflower rice.

When cooking with quinoa it is important to soak and rinse the quinoa prior to cooking. Quinoa contains a natural plant chemical called saponins which can irritate the digestive system in some people. Rinse the grains in a fine mesh sieve and stir with your hands or a spoon, you will see little bubbles/foam arise, this is the saponins (what soap is essentially made from!). Rinsing for several minutes will remove these saponins.