Winter Quinoa
Author:
Annabelle Cooper
Category
Dinner,Gluten Free,Lunch,Salad,Side,Vegan,Vegetarian
Difficulty
Beginner
Rated 5.0 stars by 1 users
4
20 mins
20 mins
40 mins
Ingredients
-
1 cup quinoa rinsed and drained
- 2 cups vegetable stock
-
4 cloves garlic minced
-
2 spring onions chopped
-
2 cups spinach chopped
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1 can chickpeas drained
-
1 medium head of broccoli finely chopped or grated
-
1 carrot grated
-
½ cup walnuts or pecans chopped
- 1 large red chilli (sliced with the seeds removed)
- 1 rind and juice of 1 bloody orange
- ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
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salt and pepper to taste
Directions
What are we cooking today?
The beauty of this dish is that it can be for lunch, dinner or a side dish! Any protein can be added and it is SO simple to make.
Getting started
- In a saucepan, combine quinoa, vegetable stock, garlic and spring onion. Cook on medium heat for 15 – 20 minutes until liquid is absorbed.
Stir in the rest of the ingredients and season with salt and pepper.
Annabelle's tips
Adding some shredded chicken or pulled pork gives this dish an extra protein punch.
Nutrition
Nutrition
- Serving Size
- 4
- per serving
- Calories
- 526
- Total Fat
- 26.2 grams
- 37%
- Saturated Fat
- 3.3 grams
- 17%
- Cholesterol
- 0 milligrams
- Sodium
- 975 milligrams
- 43%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 62 grams
- 23%
- Dietary Fiber
- 11.2 grams
- 40%
- Total Sugars
- 6.8 grams
- Protein
- 16.9 grams
- Calcium
- 10 milligrams
- 1%
- Iron
- 26 milligrams
- 145%
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.