Red Quinoa Pilaf with Tomato, Spinach and Pine Nuts

Name: Red Quinoa Pilaf with Tomato, Spinach and Pine Nuts
Prep time: 2 h 35 min
Cook time: 2 h 35 min
Total time: 2 h 35 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 473 milliliters loosely packed fresh baby spinach; 2 Tbsps olive oil; 1 onion, chopped; 118 milliliters pine nuts; 237 milliliters red quinoa; 4 servings Salt and pepper; 2 larges ripe but firm tomatoes, cored, seeded and diced; 473 milliliters low-sodium vegetable broth

Red Quinoa Pilaf with Tomato, Spinach and Pine Nuts is a gluten free and vegan side dish. This recipe covers 23% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains around 10g of protein, 21g of fat, and a total of 363 calories. This recipe serves 4. Head to the store and pick up baby spinach, pine nuts, but tomatoes, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 2 hours and 35 minutes.

Instructions

Rinse quinoa thoroughly in cold water.

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Quinoa

Water

Drain well.

In a large skillet, warm oil over medium-high heat.

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Cooking Oil

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Frying Pan

Add onion and cook, stirring often, until softened, 3 to 5 minutes. Stir in tomatoes and broth and increase heat to high. Bring to a boil, then carefully transfer to slow cooker. Stir in quinoa and season with salt and pepper. Cover and cook on low until most of the liquid is absorbed and quinoa is tender, about 2 hours.

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Salt And Pepper

Tomato

Quinoa

Broth

Onion

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Slow Cooker

Place pine nuts in a small skillet over medium-low heat. Cook, shaking skillet constantly, until pine nuts are light golden and fragrant, about 3 minutes. Immediately transfer to a bowl.

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Pine Nuts

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Bowl

Remove slow cooker cover and stir in spinach and pine nuts. (If pilaf looks dry, add up to 1/2 cup more broth.) Cover and cook 15 minutes longer, or until the spinach has wilted completely. Season with additional salt and pepper and serve.

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Salt And Pepper

Pine Nuts

Spinach