Garlic lemon quinoa is both delicious and healthy. This recipe can be enjoyed warm as a side dish to a full meal at dinner or refrigerate for use in a salad for lunch. It’s easily made in under 30 minutes. Enjoy!
Serves 4
Ingredients
- 1 cup quinoa, rinsed
- 2 cups water (add chicken bouillon or vegetable broth for extra flavor)
- 1 Tbsp olive oil
- 1 Tbsp butter
- 2 garlic cloves
- 3 Tbsp flat leaf parsley, chopped
- 2 tsp lemon zest
- ¼ cup lemon juice
- Red pepper flakes
- Salt
Instructions
- Bring water to boil.
- Stir in quinoa, cover with lid.
- Simmer for about 15 minutes or until water has been absorbed.
- Turn off heat, let quinoa rest for about 10 minutes.
- Melt butter and olive oil in pan on stove.
- Add minced garlic and some red pepper flakes to taste for about one minute.
- Stir mixture into quinoa.
- Add lemon zest, lemon juice and fresh chopped parsley to quinoa.
- Salt to taste.
