Red Harvest Quinoa Recipe

Summary

Preparation Time5 MinCooking Time30 Min
Ready In35 MinDifficulty LevelEasy
Health IndexHealthyCuisine
CourseMethod
Interest Group

Ingredients

 1 cup uncooked red or white quinoa
 Butter/Margarine1 Tablespoon
 Red onion1 /4 Cup (16 tbs), chopped
 Celery1 /3 Cup (16 tbs), chopped
 Apple1 /2 Cup (16 tbs), coarsely chopped
 Vegetable stock1 1 /2 Cup (16 tbs), roasted
 Orange juice1/2 Cup (16 tbs)
 Dried cranberries1 /2 Cup (16 tbs)
 1 jar (1 3/4 oz) pine nuts (about 1 /3 cup), toasted
 Parmesan cheese 1 /4 Cup (16 tbs), shredded
 Salt1 /4 Teaspoon
 Parsley2 Tablespoon, finely chopped

Directions

MAKING
1 Rinse quinoa under cold water for 1 minute and drain well.
2 In a 2-quart saucepan,melt butter over medium heat,cook onion,celery,apple and quinoa in butter for 5 minutes stirring occasionally.
3 Stir in vegetable stock and orange juice, bring to a boil.Reduce heat ,cover and simmer for 15-20 minutes or until all the liquid is absorbed and quinoa is tender.Fluff with a fork.
4 Stir in cranberries,nuts,cheese and salt .

SERVING
5 Sprinkle with parsley before serving.
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