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Easy Garden Quinoa

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Easy Garden Quinoa

One of my favorite go-to sides, great with any protein or on its own for a light lunch. You can add any combination of chopped vegetables.

 

Yield

6 servings

Prep

5 min

Cook

25 min

Ready

30 min
Low in Saturated Fat, Low Cholesterol, Cholesterol-Free, Trans-fat Free, Sugar-Free, Very low in sodium, Low Sodium

Ingredients

Amount Measure Ingredient Features
1 cup quinoa
uncooked
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2 cups vegetable stock
low sodium
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1 ½ tablespoons vegetable oil
or canola oil
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½ cup yellow onion
chopped
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1 small carrots
peeled and finely chopped
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1 clove garlic
minced
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1 pinch salt-free seasoning
or your favorite seasoning blend, e.g. Mrs. Dash
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1 tablespoon italian parsley
fresh, chopped
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Ingredients

Amount Measure Ingredient Features
237 ml quinoa
uncooked
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473 ml vegetable stock
low sodium
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23 ml vegetable oil
or canola oil
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118 ml yellow onion
chopped
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1 small carrots
peeled and finely chopped
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1 clove garlic
minced
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1 pinch salt-free seasoning
or your favorite seasoning blend, e.g. Mrs. Dash
*
15 ml italian parsley
fresh, chopped
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Directions

Rinse and drain the quinoa in cold water 3 times; set aside.

In a medium saucepan, heat oil. Add the onion, carrot and garlic. Sauté for 2 minutes. Add the rinsed and drained quinoa and stir to coat with the vegetables; sauté 1 minute. Add the vegetable stock and bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat to low and simmer for 20 minutes.

Remove from heat and add the seasoning mix and chopped parsley. Serve hot or at room temperature.

NOTE: Looks great if you mold the quinoa in a ramekin and garnish with fresh parsley sprigs.



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Comments


happyzhangbo

Love the presentation, the dish looks so elegant, and the recipe sounds so light and refreshing, it's also so easy. I will have to give it a go, on my "to-make" list!

 

 

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 127g (4.5 oz)
Amount per Serving
Calories 14835% from fat
 % Daily Value *
Total Fat 6g 9%
Saturated Fat 1g 3%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 0mg 0%
Sodium 15mg 1%
Total Carbohydrate 7g 7%
Dietary Fiber 2g 8%
Sugars g
Protein 8g
Vitamin A 29% Vitamin C 2%
Calcium 3% Iron 15%
* based on a 2,000 calorie diet How is this calculated?
 

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