Warm Quinoa Pilaf Salad - 3 Guiding Stars
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This salad is filling enough to be your main entree. If you replace the chicken broth with vegetable broth, it’s a wonderful vegetarian recipe to include in your regular or holiday rotation.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup quinoa
  • 1⅔ cups low-sodium chicken broth
  • 3 Tbsp. olive oil, divided
  • 1 yellow onion, finely chopped
  • 2 carrots, diced
  • ¾ tsp. thyme
  • 4 oz. shiitake mushrooms, thinly sliced
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • Pepper to taste
  • ⅓ cup chopped toasted pecans
  • ¼ cup chopped fresh parsley

Directions

  1. Combine quinoa and chicken broth in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil over high heat, turn heat down to low, cover, and simmer until quinoa is cooked (15-20 minutes).
  2. While quinoa cooks, heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until they start to soften (2-3 minutes). Add the carrots and thyme and cook until the carrots are just tender (5-7 minutes).
  3. Add remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil, mushrooms, and garlic. Cook, stirring constantly, until mushrooms are cooked through (3-5 minutes). Season with pepper to taste.
  4. Add cooked quinoa to vegetables. Stir in pecans and chopped parsley to serve.
Nutritional analysis per serving: Calories 360; Total Fat 20g (26% Daily Value); Saturated Fat 2.5g (13% DV); Trans Fat 0g; Cholesterol 0mg (0% DV); Sodium 60mg (3% DV); Total Carbohydrate 38g (14% DV); Dietary Fiber 6g (21% DV); Total Sugars 5g; Includes 0g Added Sugars (0% DV); Protein 10g; Vitamin D 0% DV; Calcium 4% DV; Iron 15% DV; Potassium 15% DV; Manganese 70% DV; Copper 60% DV; Vitamin K 60% DV.
Recipe by Guiding Stars at https://guidingstars.com/recipes/warm-quinoa-pilaf-salad/
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