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Ingredients

2 tablespoons olive oil 1 onion, diced 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 cup uncooked quinoa 2 cups vegetable broth ¾ pound salmon fillets 1 cup white wine ½ cup water, or more as needed to cover 1 tablespoon olive oil 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 bunch Swiss chard, stems and tough ribs removed, leaves cut into 1/2-inch-wide ribbons 2 tablespoons lemon juice salt to taste 1 pinch ground black pepper

Nutrition Info

471.1 calories carbohydrate: 40.1 g cholesterol: 37.8 mg fat: 18 g fiber: 6.1 g protein: 26.2 g saturatedFat: 2.5 g servingSize: - sodium: 402.1 mg sugar: 5.3 g transFat: : - unsaturatedFat: : -

Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Cook and stir onion and 2 cloves garlic until fragrant, about 2 minutes.
Stir quinoa into onion mixture until lightly toasted, about 5 minutes.
Pour vegetable broth into quinoa mixture. Bring to a boil, then cover and reduce heat to low. Simmer until quinoa is tender, about 20 minutes.
Meanwhile, heat salmon, white wine, and water in a saucepan over medium heat. Simmer until salmon is cooked through and easily flaked with a fork, 10 to 12 minutes, drain.
Transfer salmon to a plate and flake fish meat, discard skin and set salmon aside.
Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir 2 cloves garlic until fragrant, about 1 minute.
Stir Swiss chard and lemon juice into garlic until Swiss chard begins to soften, about 2 minutes, remove from heat.
Gently fold flaked salmon and chard into the cooked quinoa. Season with salt and black pepper.

4 servings

Quinoa is a high flavor, high protein grain made popular by the Incas, then rediscovered by NASA. Need I say any more?