Minted Green Quinoa Pilaf
Serves
4
Total Time
31mins
Calories
193
This vegetarian Quinoa Pilaf is a great dish as a main, or for the meat-lover, as a side dish with some chicken or fish. Fresh and fantastic!
- Mint leaves13 gleaves of
- Water150 gboiling
- Leek1coarsely chopped, stalks of
- Spring onion4coarsely chopped
- Asparagus395 gsliced
- Quinoa150 g
- Water1 L
- Garlic clove½
- Vegetable stock powder½ tablespoon
- Frozen peas130 g
- Butter30 g
- Button mushroom200 gsliced
- Extra virgin olive oilas needed
Ingredients
- 1. Add quinoa to the simmering basket
- 2. Insert into Thermomix bowl
- 3. Add water to the TM5 bowl
- 4. Cook - approx 19 min, 100°C, speed 3
- 5. Remove basket and drain water from bowl
- 6. Set quinoa aside
- 7. Add mint leaves, garlic clove, vegetable stock powder, water and frozen peas to the TM5 bowl
- 8. Purée - approx 15 sec, speed 4
- 9. Remove from bowl and set aside
- 10. Add butter, leek and spring onion to the TM5 bowl
- 11. Chop with MC in place - approx 5 sec, speed 5
- 12. Scrape down sides of TM5 bowl
- 13. Sauté - approx 5 min, Varoma, speed 1
- 14. Then add button mushroom, asparagus, remaining frozen peas, vegetable stock powder and water to the TM5 bowl
- 15. Cook - approx 4 min, 100°C, reverse speed 1
- 16. Return cooked quinoa to Thermomix bowl
- 17. Stir - approx 10 sec, reverse speed 1
- 18. Serve immediately garnished with asparagus tips and mint leaves
- 19. Drizzle with extra virgin olive oil
Method
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