Quinoa Year-Round

Quinoa Year-Round
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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 4
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 123.8
  • Total Fat: 2.4 g
  • Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
  • Sodium: 24.3 mg
  • Total Carbs: 21.3 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 3.2 g
  • Protein: 4.7 g

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Introduction

Enjoy a hot or warm bowl of quinoa, filled with refreshing tomato, spinach, black beans, and carrot. Add a dash of cayenne pepper for a little kick of spice! Enjoy a hot or warm bowl of quinoa, filled with refreshing tomato, spinach, black beans, and carrot. Add a dash of cayenne pepper for a little kick of spice!
Number of Servings: 4

Ingredients

    0.5 cups of Quinoa (Dry, uncooked)
    1 tsp margarine butter (substitute with olive oil)
    1 cup Water
    6-10 Grape or Cherry Tomatoes (3/4- 1 cup)
    1/4 tsp minced garlic
    1/3 cup frozen spinach or fresh
    1/3 cup black beans (rinsed)
    1 medium baby carrot (shredded)
    Pinch of Salt and Pepper, to taste

Tips

You may add any seasonal vegetable to this dish. Just remember to boil out the liquid from the vegetables before adding in the quinoa (i.e. zucchini, eggplant) to ensure that quinoa is not mushy. Season to your liking!


Directions

Toast dry quinoa (0.5 cups) with margarine butter (1 tsp) for 3 minutes until lightly toasted. It should give off a nutty smell and crackle slightly. Add in 1 cup of tap water, stir, and cover for 20 minutes. You may add a dash of salt if needed. Do not open cover. Simmer on low. Open cover after 20 minutes and fluff quinoa with a fork. Set aside.
In a pot add in tomatoes, minced garlic, frozen spinach, and shredded carrot. Stir to even heat distribution. Add cayenne pepper for spice. Turn heat off and fold in quinoa and black beans into the pot.

Serving Size: makes 4, 1-cup servings

Number of Servings: 4

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user DUSUXEL.