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Quinoa Mushroom Pilaf

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By The Gluten Free Goddess
WebMD Recipe from Foodily.com

You can use either broth or water to cook this quinoa recipe. For a hearty, flavor-rich quinoa pilaf, use your favorite broth.

Ingredients

2 cloves
garlic, finely chopped
1 small to medium
yellow bell pepper, diced fine
1 small to medium
green bell pepper, diced fine
2 cups
sliced mushrooms
2 tablespoons
chopped fresh parsley
1 teaspoon
Greek seasoning (mint, lemon, basil, oregano mix)
2
scallions, sliced, white and light green sections
1 squeeze
fresh lemon juice
extra-virgin olive oil, to taste
toasted pine nuts, option: for serving
olive oil
sea salt, to taste
ground pepper, to taste

Instructions

You will need roughly 2 1/2 - 3 cups cooked quinoa. As the quinoa cooks, gather and cut up your vegetables. When the quinoa is almost done, heat a splash of olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the garlic, yellow and green pepper; and stir over medium heat until slightly softened. Add in the mushrooms. Season the mixture with sea salt, and ground pepper, to taste. Add the Greek seasoning. Stir and cook until the mushrooms are tender.
Scoop the cooked quinoa out of the rice cooker and add it into the mushroom- pepper mixture. Add in the sliced scallions. Stir to combine. Squeeze fresh lemon juice all over the quinoa and drizzle with extra virgin olive oil. Toss to coat the quinoa. Taste test and add more salt or seasoning if it needs it. Sprinkle with toasted pine nuts, if desired. Serve immediately; or allow it to cool, then cover and refrigerate it to eat as a salad.

Tip

Before serving this quinoa cold, taste test again and adjust seasonings; chilling often dulls the flavors in these kinds of salads. I usually allow quinoa salad a few minutes out of the fridge before serving; letting it to come to room temperature helps the flavors. If making ahead as a salad, I'd use water instead of broth- personal preference.

Reviewed July 16, 2012

From www.foodily.com with permission. © 2010-2012 Foodily.com, Inc.
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