Quinoa-Stuffed Piquillo Peppers
You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Quinoa-Stuffed Piquillo Peppers a try. This recipe serves 4. One serving contains 404 calories, 15g of protein, and 15g of fat. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 1 hour. Head to the store and pick up onion, lime juice, kosher salt and ground pepper, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the golden raisins you could follow this main course with the Apple Crumble with Golden Raisins as a dessert. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and vegetarian diet.
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
For the zucchini salsa: Puree the zucchini, onion, jalapeno, cilantro, lime juice, 1 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper in a blender.
For the quinoa and goat cheese piquillo peppers: Bring the quinoa, 2 cups water and 1/2 teaspoon salt to a boil in a medium saucepan. Reduce to a simmer, cover and cook until tender, about 10 minutes.
Drain and toss with the olive oil.
Let cool about 10 minutes.
Fold in the goat cheese and raisins. Stuff the quinoa filling into the piquillo peppers and place them in a 2-quart baking dish and cover with foil.
Heat the peppers until the filling is hot throughout, about 20 minutes.
Serve the peppers with the zucchini salsa.