Walnut Rosemary Quinoa
Ingredients | |||
1 | tablespoon | oil, sesame | |
1 | each | onion, small | |
1 1/4 | cup | quinoa, thoroughly rinsed | |
1 | each | bell pepper, red, small, diced | |
3 | cup | water | |
1 | teaspoon | soy sauce | |
1 | teaspoon | rosemary, fresh or 1/2 ts dried | |
1 | cup | peas, fresh or frozen | |
1/2 | cup | walnuts, chopped | |
Directions: | |||
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Heat oil in a saucepan and add onion and quinoa. Saute over medium heat, stirring constantly for 3 minutes. Add red bell pepper and saute an additional 2 minutes. Add water, soy sauce and rosemary. (If using fresh peas, add them now.) Bring contents to a boil; cover and simmer 15 minutes. Meanwhile, roast walnuts in 350 degree oven for 5 minutes. When quinoa is cooked, turn off heat and mix in walnuts and frozen peas. Let set an additional 10 minutes and serve. |