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Quinoa Pilaf




Source of Recipe


Brenda-Lee Olson


Recipe Introduction


Original recipe from "Yanuq Cooking Peru"


List of Ingredients




* 1 ½ cup quinoa
* 3 cups chicken broth
* 1 ½ tablespoon vegetable oil
* 1 ½ tablespoon olive oil
* ½ cup red pepper, deveined and cut in small cubes
* ½ cup green pepper, deveined, and cut in small cubes
* 3 green onions, chopped (white and green part)
* 2 cup carrots, peeled and cut in small cubes
* 2 celery stalks, chopped in small cubes
* ½ cup parsley, finely chopped
* garlic
* salt
* pepper
* 2 -3 tablespoons, grated soy parmesan cheese (or other cheese sub)


Recipe



Rinse quinoa in a bowl, at least 5 times, rubbing grains and letting them settle before pouring off water, until water runs clear.

Drain in a fine sieve. Reserve.

Pour chicken broth in a saucepan and bring to a boil.

Gradually add quinoa and cook during 15 minutes. Reserve.

Heat vegetable and olive oil in a large skillet and sauté red and green pepper, green onion, carrot, celery, and parsley over high heat for 8 minutes.

Add garlic and cook 1 more minute.

Season to taste.

Add vegetables to quinoa and stir.

Season with salt, pepper and mock parmesan cheese.

Transfer to a serving dish. Serve hot.

Makes 8 servings

Note from BL: Try the recipe in the archives for pine nuts instead of parmesan.