Miso Quinoa with grilled cucumber and eggplant

Well folks I've done it again! I've found a perfectly delicious and nutritious veggie filled quinoa dish! 

And it uses one of my new ingredient discoveries...miso!

This dish was so smooth, creamy and sweet. The crisp cucumber paired perfectly with the juicy eggplant and silky quinoa: a match maid in heaven.

I used green onion in place of cilantro, red miso instead of white, and almond milk instead of 2%. So I can't vouch for the flavor of the original recipe but I will yell from the rooftops about my version. 

Seriously addicting 

1. Grill eggplant and cucumber (I used a panini press)

2. Toast quinoa in a little butter till nutty (my dad walked in and said it smelled like popcorn)

3. Mix in milk, water, and whisk in miso

4. Cook the delicious soy balsamic sauce

5. Combine! 

10/10 recommend 

http://food52.com/recipes/18653-miso-quinoa-pilaf-with-grilled-cucumber-eggplant-and-soy-dressing

Update: I made this dish again about 6 months later and found out some things:
1. It is equally good with cilantro, so up to you between that an green onion.
2. Maybe don't use vanilla flavored almond milk.
3. Richer balsamic will contribute a darker color and richer flavor.
4. Yellow miso works great too!