Quinoa with Toasted Walnuts recipe

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Ingredients

¼ cup walnuts
2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons finely chopped shallots
1 tablespoon minced garlic
1 cup quinoa
1 ¼ cups vegetable stock
1 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme
¼ teaspoon kosher salt
2 tablespoons chopped fresh chives
1 tablespoon toasted walnut oil
¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Nutrition Info

182.4 calories
carbohydrate: 21.1 g
cholesterol: : -
fat: 8.9 g
fiber: 2.6 g
protein: 5.2 g
saturatedFat: 0.9 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 178.1 mg
sugar: 0.9 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Heat a skillet over medium heat, cook and stir walnuts until toasted and fragrant, 3 to 5 minutes.

  2. Heat olive oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat, swirl to coat. Add shallots, saute until tender, about 1 minute. Add garlic, saute until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add quinoa, cook and stir until toasted, about 2 minutes.

  3. Mix vegetable stock, thyme, and salt into quinoa mixture, bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer until liquid is absorbed and quinoa is tender, about 12 minutes.

  4. Mix quinoa, walnuts, chives, walnut oil, and black pepper together in a bowl.

Recipe Yield

3 cups

Recipe Note

The USDA recommends making half your grains whole, but I say go all in!

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