Hello and Happy Tuesday! I hope you all are having a wonderful start to your week! I just wanted to share a quick recipe with you. The days are getting shorter and the nights are getting cooler, and I've been wanting something warm for dinner. Adios summer salads...hello fall stews. Without further ado, here's a recipe that I know you'll love. It only has a few ingredients and it comes together in less than 20 minutes. Happy cooking!
from the kitchen of SMS
September 2013
Ingredients:
1/4 cup red quinoa
1 cup of water
1/4 cup yellow onion (about 1/4 of a small onion), chopped
1/4 cup fired roasted tomatoes with green chiles
1/4 cup great northern beans
1/4 teaspoon turmeric
1/4 teaspoon garam masala
pinch of salt (optional)
Directions:
Rinse quinoa (pronounced keen-wah) in a strainer (or in a glass as I did) with cool water. By nature, quinoa has a bitter coating on its outer layer that protects it from birds and pests. It's great to have in the wild, but not so great to have in the kitchen. Therefore, rinsing your quinoa is essential.
Place rinsed quinoa in a medium-sized pan and pour 1 cup of water over quinoa. Give the quinoa a good stir and allow the mixture to come to a boil.
Once it's boiling, cover the quinoa and turn the heat down to low and let the mixture sit for 15 minutes.
While the quinoa is cooking away, saute onion for a minute or two until tender and translucent.
Add garam masala, turmeric and salt, if desired. Stir to combine. Set onion mixture aside.
Add fire-roasted tomatoes and beans to the same pan that you used for your onions. Combine and stir the mixture until it begins to simmer.
After 15 minutes, the quinoa is ready to go. Add onion and tomato and beans mixtures to quinoa and stir to combine.
Take a bite to check the flavors. If necessary, add a little bit more salt, turmeric, or garam masala. Let you taste buds be your guide. Spoon quinoa into a bowl and serve. This recipe makes one generous portion.
*Yes, this is a different bowl from my first photo and yes, I did eat this for dinner multiple nights this week ;-).*
Enjoy! xoxo
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