Peruvian Quinoa Amontillado Warm Salad

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Serving Size: 1 cup
Recipe adapted from:
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Often referred to as "the mother grain," quinoa has been an important ingredient in South American cooking since Incan times, but not until recently did it become popular in American cuisine.
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Instructions

  • Place the quinoa and enough water to cover in a medium saucepan and bring to a boil over high heat.
  • Lower the heat and simmer for 10 minutes or until quinoa is done.
  • Drain and rinse under cold water.
  • In a saute pan over medium heat, saute the garlic in the oil for a minute.
  • Add the bell pepper and saute until soft.
  • Fold in the remaining ingredients into the quinoa and serve at room temperature or chilled.
  • Zest and squeeze of lemon for ganish.

Cook Times

Active Prep10
Hands-On Cook0
Hands-Off Cook10
Passive0
Total Time20 minutes
Recipe Serving Size10

Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 1 pound quinoa
  • water enough water to cover the quinoa
  • 3 clove garlic chopped
  • ½ cup extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 red bell pepper diced
  • 1 cup Italian parsley chopped
  • 1 cup Kalamata olive or nicoise olives, diced
  • 1 teaspoon Kosher salt
  • 1 lemon

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Nutrition

Calories: 292kcal | Carbohydrates: 32g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Sodium: 217mg | Potassium: 338mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 937IU | Vitamin C: 29mg | Calcium: 41mg | Iron: 3mg

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