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Quinoa Recipe

Ingredients

  • 1 cup quinoa
  • 2 tsp oil of choice
  • 4 green onions chopped or scallions.
  • 2 bell peppers of choice red, yellow, banana
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 4 cups vegetable broth
  • 1/4 cup pine nuts or pepitas toasted
  • 3/4 c coarsely chopped fresh cilantro
  • 2 Tbsp lime juice
  • 1/4 tsp salt

Instructions

  1. Toast quinoa in a large dry skillet over medium heat. Add green onions or scallions and cook, stirring often until it crackles and becomes aromatic, 3 to 5 minutes.  (rinse thoroughly in a fine sieve).
  2. Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat.  Add onion and cook, stirring often until softened, 2 to 3 minutes.  Add peppers and garlic, stirring for 30 seconds.  Add the
  3. quinoa and broth; bring to a simmer.  Reduce heat to maintain a gentle simmer, cover and cook until the quinoa is tender and most of the liquid has been absorbed, 20 to 25
  4. minutes.
  5. Add pine nuts, cilantro lime juice andsalt to the quinoa; mix gently and fluff with a fork.
  6. To toast nuts and seeds on the stovetop:  Toast in a small dry skillet over medium-low heat, stirring constantly until fragrant and lightly browned, 3 to 5 minutes.