An easy side dish of confetti quinoa that has a distinctive nutty flavor from the tri-colored quinoa. The vibrant colors of carrots, red peppers, green scallions and parsley give it a confetti look.
1cuptri-colored quinoaor 1/3 cup each of red, white and black quinoa
1tablespoonbutter
1tablespoonolive oil
1garlic clovegrated or minced
½shallotfinely chopped
¼teaspoonsalt
⅛teaspoonground black pepper
½teaspoonground cumin
1½cupschicken broth
1carrotchopped, about ½ cup
½red pepperchopped, about ½ cup
2 to 3scallionschopped, about ½ cup
1bunchcurly leaf parsleychopped, about ½ cup
¼cupchopped toasted almonds
Instructions
Rinse the quinoa in a fine mesh strainer under cold water and allow to drain.
In a medium saucepan over moderate heat, melt the butter and oil together, add the quinoa and stir for 2-3 minutes to toast the grains/seeds. Add the garlic, shallots, salt,pepper and cumin. Stir to combine and cook for 30 seconds.
Pour in the chicken stock, bring the pot to a boil, cover the pot and reduce the temperature to low. Cook for 10 minutes. Turn the heat off but leave the pan on the stove, and stir in the chopped carrots, red pepper, scallion tops, parsley and chopped almonds.
Toss to combine, return the cover and allow to sit for 5 minutes. To serve, transfer to a serving dish and garnish with parsley.