"QuinoAvocado" [Keen-wahv-o-cado]
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- Number of Servings: 4
Ingredients
Ingredients: • *Ancient Harvest Traditional Whole Grain Quinoa, 1 serving =.25 cup dry, 225 grams • Avocados, California (Haas), 1 fruit without skin and seeds• Onions, raw, 1 cup, chopped • Olives/black-Unico-5 olives, 18 gram(s) • Peppers, sweet, red, fresh, 1 cup, chopped • Jalapeno Peppers, .5 cup, (diced) • Tomatoes, Roma, Fresh, 1 Med, diced (1.5 serving) • Butter, unsalted, .5 tbsp • Salt, .5 tsp• Chili powder, .5 tsp • Thyme, fresh,crushed .5 tsp • Garlic powder, .5 tsp • Basil, .5 tbsp
Cook quinoa as usual-pour 225 grams into 2 cups of boiling water; sprinkle salt into the water with the quimoa. When contents comes to a head move to 'low' heat for 12-15 mins. When done sit to the side.
In a hot wok; put in 1/2 cup of water with butter. When wok starts to 'sizzle', put in all spices (chili powder, thyme , basil and garlic powder).
Stir in onions, tomatoes, olives and peppers into hot wok: mix into the hot spices (2-3 mins.).
Pour the quinoa into the 'hot' wok; stir into the veggies, remove from heat and cover.
Dice an avocado and stir (do not cook avocado) into the mix just before the lid is put on...;
Ready to serve
Serving Size: Makes 4 1-cup servings
Number of Servings: 4
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user HUNKAHERSCH.
In a hot wok; put in 1/2 cup of water with butter. When wok starts to 'sizzle', put in all spices (chili powder, thyme , basil and garlic powder).
Stir in onions, tomatoes, olives and peppers into hot wok: mix into the hot spices (2-3 mins.).
Pour the quinoa into the 'hot' wok; stir into the veggies, remove from heat and cover.
Dice an avocado and stir (do not cook avocado) into the mix just before the lid is put on...;
Ready to serve
Serving Size: Makes 4 1-cup servings
Number of Servings: 4
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user HUNKAHERSCH.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 193.3
- Total Fat: 10.3 g
- Cholesterol: 3.9 mg
- Sodium: 333.7 mg
- Total Carbs: 24.2 g
- Dietary Fiber: 6.8 g
- Protein: 4.4 g
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