QUINOA AND SPINACH PILAF

Quinoa and Spinach Pilaf image

Great with any meat.

Provided by Jahangir Khan

Categories Side Dish Grain Side Dish Recipes

Time 35m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

1 tablespoon unsalted butter
1 small yellow onion, finely chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
1 cup quinoa
1 ¼ cups water
5 (5 ounce) packages baby spinach
1 tablespoon grated lemon zest
salt and ground black pepper to taste

Steps:

Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium heat; cook and stir onion and garlic until onion is softened, about 4 minutes. Add quinoa to onion mixture; cook and stir for about 1 minute more.
Pour water over quinoa mixture; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium, cover saucepan, and simmer until quinoa is tender and water is absorbed, about 20 minutes.
Stir spinach and lemon zest into quinoa mixture; season with salt and pepper.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 231.4 calories, Carbohydrate 35.8 g, Cholesterol 7.6 mg, Fat 6.2 g, Fiber 7.3 g, Protein 11.4 g, SaturatedFat 2.2 g, Sodium 145.6 mg, Sugar 1.6 g