Garlic And Leek Quinoa Recipes

GARLIC QUINOA

Steps:

• Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Cook and stir garlic in melted butter until just browned, about 5 minutes.
• Pour chicken broth into the saucepan; add quinoa and stir. Bring the mixture to a boil, reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer until liquid is absorbed, about 15 minutes.
• Remove saucepan from heat and rest mixture 5 minutes before fluffing with a fork.

QUINOA WITH KUMQUATS AND LEEKS

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat; cook and stir leek, garlic, and kumquats until brown, 5 to 10 minutes. Season with salt.
• Cook and stir quinoa into kumquat mixture until quinoa is toasted, about 1 minute; add chicken stock and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer until quinoa has absorbed the chicken stock, about 20 minutes.

QUINOA WITH LEEK

Steps:

• Cut leek in half lengthwise and rinse thoroughly. Cut white and light green portions into 1/2 inch cubes.
• Trim fennel, rinse, and cut into 1/2 inch cubes. Peel the garlic and chop finely.
• Rinse quinoa in a sieve under cold water until water runs clear.
• Heat the oil in a pot. Add leek, fennel and garlic and fry until light brown while stirring, 4-5 minutes.
• Pour in vegetable broth, bring to a boil and cook for 3 minutes.
• Stir in quinoa, cover and cook on low heat for about 12 minutes.
• At the end of cooking time, fluff quinoa with a fork and season with salt and pepper before serving.

GARLIC AND LEEK QUINOA

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in a saucepan and bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat and simmer, covered, until quinoa is translucent and the water is absorbed, about 10-15 minutes.
• Stir and serve.

POTATO, LEEK, AND QUINOA SOUP

Steps:

• slice leek and rinse well.
• peel and cube potato.
• peel and chop onion.
• turn slow cooker on high to preheat.
• saute leek, onion and potato in olive oil on stove.
• add stock and bring to a boil.
• add quinoa and return to boil.
• transfer to slow cooker.
• cook on low 5-6 hours.