Quinoa With Toasted Almonds And Cranberries Recipes

QUINOA WITH TOASTED ALMONDS AND CRANBERRIES

Steps:

• Over med heat stir and toast almond slivers until golden. Add the quinoa and toast until quinoa begins to darken.
• Transfer the quinoa and almonds to a 2 quart sauce pan. Add the remaining ingredients. Bring to boil covered. Reduce the heat and simmer for 20 minutes. Then let stand for another 5 minutes.
• To serve fluff gently. There is approximately 5 ounces in a portion.

QUINOA WITH TOASTED HAZELNUTS AND DRIED CRANBERRIES

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, heat the oil for 1 minute before adding the diced onion. Sweat the onion until it wilts, stir in the quinoa and toast the grains for 1 minute before adding the chicken stock. Bring the stock to the boil, lower the heat to a simmer, add the bay leaf, cinnamon, cranberries, salt and pepper and cook for 15 minutes until all the liquid is absorbed. At the end of the cooking time, stir in the nuts and butter, cover the pan and let sit for 5 minutes before serving.;

QUINOA SALAD WITH TOASTED ALMONDS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Toast almonds until crisp, lightly browned, and fragrant, about 7 minutes. Remove from oven and set aside. Meanwhile, place quinoa in a fine sieve and rinse under cold running water until the water runs clear; drain well.
• In a medium saucepan, heat 2 teaspoons olive oil over medium heat. Add yellow pepper, garlic, scallions, and red-pepper flakes; cook until the pepper is crisp-tender, about 5 minutes.
• Stir in quinoa, thyme, 1 cup water, and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer, cover, and cook 7 minutes. Stir in zucchini, cover, and cook until quinoa is tender but not mushy, 5 to 8 minutes longer. Remove the saucepan from heat.
• Stir in celery, almonds, and remaining 2 teaspoons oil, season with salt, and fluff with a fork. Cool to room temperature before packing into 2 containers and refrigerating. When ready to eat, squeeze lime over salad, if desired. Serve with additional lime wedge and thyme, if desired.

QUINOA SALAD WITH MINT, ALMONDS AND CRANBERRIES

Steps:

• Bring the chicken broth to a boil in a saucepan over high heat. Add quinoa, reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until the quinoa is tender and the liquid has been absorbed, about 13 minutes. Stir in olive oil; fluff quinoa with a fork. Set aside to cool slightly.
• Stir mint, almonds, dried cranberries, kale, carrots, celery, scallion, grape tomatoes, lemon juice, and lemon zest. Season to taste with salt and ground black pepper.

CRANBERRY AND CILANTRO QUINOA SALAD

Steps:

• Pour the water into a saucepan, and cover with a lid. Bring to a boil over high heat, then pour in the quinoa, recover, and continue to simmer over low heat until the water has been absorbed, 15 to 20 minutes. Scrape into a mixing bowl, and chill in the refrigerator until cold.
• Once cold, stir in the red bell pepper, yellow bell pepper, red onion, curry powder, cilantro, lime juice, sliced almonds, carrots, and cranberries. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Chill before serving.

CURRY QUINOA WITH ALMONDS AND CRANBERRIES

Steps:

• Place quinoa in medium bowl and soak for at least 1 hour, then drain liquid.
• Boil water or broth and add quinoa, cover, and cook for 20 minutes.
• In a blender add olive oil, vinegar, curry, turmeric, sea salt, and pepper.
• Pour this onto the cooked quinoa. Add grated vegetables, parsley, almonds, raisins, scallions and red onions; mix well and taste for seasonings.
• Serve warm or at room temperature and enjoy.