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| qVeggie Quinoa |
Recipe Type: Lunch, Dinner, Side, Vegan
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Cook time: 30 mins
Total time: 30 mins
I loosely followed the recipe on the box for this
Ingredients
- Quinoa: 2c water, 1c quinoa – follow instructions on box
- 1/2 cup carrot, diced 6 cups quinoa, cooked (basic recipe)
- 1/2 cup green onion, diced 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1/4 cup celery, diced 2 cloves garlic, crushed
- 1/4 cup green pepper, diced 1 cup almonds, sliced
- 1/4 cup sweet red pepper, diced 1/4 tsp oregano
- salt to taste
Instructions
- Sauté chopped vegetables in olive oil until clear, yet crisp: stir in oregano. Add sautéed vegetables to cooked, hot quinoa, mixing well. Add salt to taste. Dry-roast almonds in heavy skillet until lightly golden. Add almonds and mix. Serves 6-8. Quinoa pilaf served as a side dish with fish or chicken is delicious. Vary the pilaf using your favorite vegetables, or by cooking the quinoa in chicken, fish or vegetable stock instead of water.
Terry says
I find that if I don’t make quinoa with a stock of some kind, I find it unspectacular also. Probably some caramelized onions or something like that would knock it out of the park too. Looks like a good base. 🙂