Quinoa with garlic, pine nuts and raisins

Votes: 7

Photo of the dish: Stephanie Foley

Time: 25 min.
Complexity: easily
Servings: 4

Nutritional value per serving:

Calories 300, total fat 15 G., saturated fats G., proteins 8 G., carbohydrates 37 G., fiber G., cholesterol mg, sodium mg, sugar G.

Quinoa is perfect for a quick lunch or as a side dish for meat and fish. This dish offers a variety of textures and fresh flavors, thanks to crunchy pine nuts, raisins, and lemon juice.

The recipes use measuring containers with the following volumes:
1 glass (st.) - 250 ml.
3/4 cup (st.) - 180 ml.
2/3 cup (st.) - 160 ml.
1/2 cup (st.) - 125 ml.
1/3 cup (st.) - 80 ml.
1/4 cup (st.) - 60 ml.
1 tablespoon (tbsp) - 15 ml.
1 teaspoon (tsp) - 5 ml.
1/5 teaspoon (tsp) - 1 ml.

Ingredients for the recipe:

1 cup quinoa, well rinsed
1/4 cup pine nuts
2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
2 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
1/3 cup parsley, finely chopped
1/4 cup raisins
1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
Table salt and freshly ground black pepper

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Cooking the dish according to the recipe:

Place the quinoa in a saucepan and gently toast over medium heat, about 2 minutes. Add 1 1/3 cups water (or use low-sodium chicken broth) and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer, covered, until the liquid is absorbed, 10 to 15 minutes. Remove from the heat and let the quinoa sit, covered, for about 2 minutes.
Meanwhile, toast the pine nuts over medium heat, stirring, until golden brown. After 3 minutes, remove them to a plate. Add the olive oil and garlic to the pan and cook over medium heat, stirring, until golden brown, about 2 minutes. Remove the garlic to a plate, leaving the oil in the pan.