Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup almonds, slivered
  • 1/2 cup red quinoa
  • 1 shallot, peeled
  • Champagne vinegar
  • Extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 peach
  • Fresh mint
  • Sea salt & black pepper to taste
Red Quinoa with Peaches & Almond

Red Quinoa with Peaches & Almonds

Meal: Side
Cuisine: American
Ingredient: Vegetables
Season: Winter
Contributor: Anolon Culinary Team

Directions

2 SERVINGS

  1. Toast almonds in a skillet over medium heat until fragrant and golden brown.
  2. In a saucepan, toast the quinoa for 30 seconds.
  3. Pour in one cup water and bring to a boil.
  4. Once boiling, lower the heat, cover, and cook for 18 minutes.
  5. While the quinoa cooks, mince the shallot.
  6. Sauté shallot on medium-high heat until soft.
  7. Add shallots to cooked quinoa.
  8. Drizzle in olive oil, Champagne vinegar and fluff quinoa mixture with a spoon.
  9. Toss in the toasted almonds.
  10. Slice the peach and add to quinoa.
  11. Thinly slice the mint and toss everything together.

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