Quinoa Vegetable Pilaf
By Lisa Shanken
July 17, 2015
Pair with Saùteed Collard Greens
Quinoa Vegetable Pilaf
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp coconut oil
- ½ cup yellow onion diced
- ½ cup asparagus cut in thin slices (about ¼ inch thick)
- ½ cup white button mushrooms sliced thin
- 1 cup quinoa uncooked
- 2 cups vegetable broth
- ½ onion coarsely chopped
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Heat oil in bottom of a sauce pan for a minute.
- Add onion and cook 2 minutes until slightly translucent.
- Add asparagus and mushrooms, cook 1 more minute.
- Add vegetable broth and quinoa to the same pan (keeping vegetables still in it), and bring mixture to a boil.
- Once boiling, lower heat to a simmer and cover, cooking about 10 minutes or until there is no more water.
- Add salt and pepper to taste and serve hot or cold.
Notes
Nutrition
Calories: 1084kcalCarbohydrates: 176gProtein: 36gFat: 29gSaturated Fat: 14gPolyunsaturated Fat: 6gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gSodium: 1336mgPotassium: 2264mgFiber: 17gSugar: 10gVitamin A: 800IUVitamin C: 9.9mgCalcium: 150mgIron: 23.9mg
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Lisa Shanken
My passion is to help you live your healthiest and most harmonious life, but in a way that’s realistic and practical for you as a unique individual on this planet. My philosophy is all about “balance,” never a diet since a diet is not sustainable for life, aka Kill The Diet.