I love this Quinoa Side Dish with Pine Nuts, Green Onions, and Cilantro (or use flat leaf parsley if you’re not a cilantro fan.)
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How do you feel about quinoa? It’s something I was slow to warm up to, and for a long time I didn’t think I’d ever be much of a quinoa fan. Then I made Quinoa Salad with Avocado, Radishes, Cucumbers, followed by Quinoa Tabbouleh Salad and Southwestern Quinoa Salad with Black Beans and I was surprised to discover how much I liked it.
This Quinoa Side Dish with Pine Nuts, Green Onions, and Cilantro may be my favorite quinoa recipe yet. The quinoa is sauteed in oil for a few minutes before it’s cooked in chicken or vegetable stock, and then a generous amount of toasted pine nuts and chopped green onion and a little chopped cilantro is stirred in before it’s eaten warm. If you’re not a cilantro lover, chopped flat-leaf parsley could also be used here. And if you haven’t had quinoa yet, this is a recipe you should definitely try. And PINE NUTS! Go ahead and use extra of those if the budget can handle it!
Most quinoa has to be rinsed to remove a natural coating called saponin. Check the package to see if the quinoa you have needs rinsing, but most likely it does. Rinse until there is no foaminess, and then let the quinoa drain.
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I love to use cilantro in this Quinoa Side Dish with Pine Nuts, Green Onions, and Cilantro but just use flat leaf parsley if you’re not a cilantro fan.
You can use any neutral-flavored vegetable oil if you don't have grapeseed oil. I'd use slivered almonds if pine nuts aren't in the budget. Just use parsley if you're not a cilantro fan.
Recipe adapted slightly from The Sunset Cookbook. (affiliate link)
Nutrition information is automatically calculated by the Recipe Plug-In I am using. I am not a nutritionist and cannot guarantee 100% accuracy, since many variables affect those calculations.
Low-Carb Diet / Low-Glycemic Diet / South Beach Diet Suggestions:
Quinoa is a high-protein seed which is eaten as a grain. This Quinoa Side Dish with Pine Nuts, Green Onions, and Cilantro would be approved for phase 2 or 3 of the South Beach Diet. Quinoa is relatively high in carbs, even though it’s also rich in protein and has fiber. Use portion control if you’re eating this for any type of carb-conscious diet, and this would be too high in carbs for strict low-carb diet plans.
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