QUINOA PILAF WITH VEGETABLES

2 Tbsp shallots, minced

2 Tbsp garlic, minced

1 cup quinoa, well-rinsed

1-1/4 cups vegetable stock

1/4 tsp Kosher salt

pinch white pepper

1 bay leaf

2 sprigs fresh thyme

1/2 cup carrots, diced

1/2 cup sweet bell peppers, diced

4 spears asparagus, sliced

1. In medium saucepan, sweat the shallots and garlic in a little bit of stock
2. Add the quinoa, remaining stock, salt, pepper, bay leaf and thyme. Bring liquid to a boil.
3. Cover pot tightly, turn heat to low and cook until the quinoa is tender and has absorbed all of the liquid
4. Meanwhile sauté the vegetables and set aside
5. Remove and discard the bay leaf. Fluff the quinoa and fold in the vegetables

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