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Directions
Quinoa:
Ingredients
- 2 3/4 cups low-sodium chicken stock
- 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
- 1 1/2 cups quinoa
Dressing:
- 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
- 3/4 cup chopped fresh basil leaves
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley leaves
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme leaves
- 2 teaspoons lemon zest
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
For the quinoa: In a medium saucepan, add the chicken stock, lemon juice and quinoa. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce the heat to a simmer, cover the pan and cook until all the liquid is absorbed, about 12 to 15 minutes.
For the dressing: In a small bowl, mix together the olive oil, lemon juice, basil, parsley, thyme, and lemon zest. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
Pour the dressing over the quinoa and toss until all the ingredients are coated. Transfer the quinoa to a bowl. Season with salt and pepper, to taste, and serve.
SERVES 4
Calories: 391
Total Fat: 18
Saturated Fat: 3 grams
Protein: 13 grams
Total carbohydrates: 46 grams
Sugar: 1 gram
Fiber: 5 grams
Cholesterol: 0 milligrams
Sodium: 176 milligrams
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By jennberkey
on May 07, 2013
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Delicious! It turned out amazing. This was my very first time cooking quinoa! I used dry herbs and used less lemon as well. I did not have to drain it at ALL. It was perfect! Love love love!!!
By Nolette25
NY
on April 19, 2013
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Delicious, but with modifications. As about 200 people said, decrease the amount of lemon juice. I made do with dried spices, though I know it would have been better with fresh.
KEY COOKING TIPS:
After adding stock/quinoa, simmer with the lid on for 15 minutes. Don't look, don't touch, walk away. After that take it off the heat, leave the lid on, and walk away-let it sit 10 minutes. NOW DRAIN IT! Drain it all! There'll probably be extra liquid (I do 1.5ish part liquid-1 part quinoa and there's still excess liquid, and it'll make the whole dish gloppy and unpleasant in my experience if you don't drain it.
I added the dressing after that, and it was absolutely fantastic. I might be on my 3rd helping as I type.
By ColleenAgain
on April 14, 2013
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There's a great recipe somewhere in there, but this isn't it. I just wasted a beautiful, expensive box of quinoa on this. FAR too much lemon juice and something is off with the liquid/quinoa ratio. It was sloppy and far too tart. Lots of puckered faces at the dinner table.
Here's my advice: Cook the quinoa in stock according to the package directions. Use the 1/4 C. of lemon juice EITHER in the dressing OR with the quinoa while it cooks; not both. You can always add more lemon juice to the finished dish. Cut the lemon zest to 1 tsp. and cut down on the basil as much as you like.
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