Baked quinoa with saffron and basil yogurt

Name: Baked quinoa with saffron and basil yogurt
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 55 min
Ingredients: 150 gr quinoa (dry); 250 gr snap beans (green beans); 100 gr peas (frozen, I never use canned tin); 1 red pointed pepper; 2 cloves garlic (chopped); 125 gr greek yogurt; 1 handfull fresh basil; 0,4 gr saffron (powder); 500 ml vegetable broth; 3 tblspoon olive oil; pepper and salt

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Quinoa is a seed that is grown in Peru and Bolivia. It contains high protein content and is gluten-free. It is definitely recommended to alternate quinoa with rice or other cereals.

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Prep Time 40

Cook Time 15

Total Time 55

Course Main dish, Pasta y cereales

Cuisine Own recipe, Vegeterian

Servings persons

Ingredients

150 gr quinoa dry
250 gr snap beans green beans
100 gr peas frozen, I never use canned tin
1 red pointed pepper
2 cloves garlic chopped
125 gr greek yogurt
1 handfull fresh basil
0,4 gr saffron powder
500 ml vegetable broth
3 tblspoon olive oil
pepper and salt

Instructions

Boil the quinoa in the vegetable broth until “al dente”. Let it leak and cool down.
Wash the snap beans, the pepper and the basil under running water. Take the ends of the beans (we do not use them) and cut them into pieces of +/- 3 cm. The red peppers are cut into 0.3 mm rings. Chop the garlic and the basil.
Boil the beans in a little salted water. (First boil the water and then add the beans to keep their green color.) After 5-7 minutes they are “al dente”. (Try one). Let them leak and cool down.
Take a deep pan and add 1 tablespoon of oil and the chopped garlic, stir and fry. Add the extra 2 tablespoons of olive oil together with red pepper, beans and peas. Simmer and add the quinoa. Use some extra olive oil and if necessary some water to bake the quinoa. Add the saffron and season with pepper and salt.
Mix the sliced basil with the greek yogurt and add this to the dish.

Notes

We like it when the quinoa gets a crust at the bottom during baking … I combine this dish with a papillote of hake or cod.

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Keyword veggie, easy cooking, healthy recipe, receta fácil, Vegetables

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