Spring Vegetable and Quinoa Pilaf

Spring Vegetable and Quinoa Pilaf
Spring Vegetable and Quinoa Pilaf might be a good recipe to expand your main course recipe box. This recipe serves 4. One serving contains 342 calories, 13g of protein, and 14g of fat. It is perfect for Spring. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, dairy free, and vegetarian diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes. Head to the store and pick up pieces bell peppers, pepper, low-salt chicken broth, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the coarse sea salt you could follow this main course with the Chocolate-Almond Bark with Sea Salt as a dessert.

Instructions

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Bring broth and 1/2 teaspoon sea salt to boilin medium saucepan; add quinoa. Cover,reduce heat to low, and simmer until quinoais tender and broth is absorbed, about 15minutes.
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Remove from heat; fluff with fork.Cover and reserve.
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Meanwhile, bring 1 1/4 cups water toboil in large nonstick skillet over mediumheat.
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Add beets. Cover and cook until beetsare tender, about 8 minutes. Uncover;cook until any water in skillet evaporates.Increase heat to medium-high.
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Add olive oiland garlic; sauté 30 seconds.
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Add all bellpeppers, asparagus, and zucchini.
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Sprinklewith sea salt and black pepper. Sautéuntil just tender, about 8 minutes.
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Addcooked quinoa, green onions, and parsleyto vegetables in skillet; toss to combine.Season with sea salt and pepper.
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DifficultyHard
Ready In45 m.
Servings4
Health Score100
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