Minted Green Quinoa Pilaf
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recipe by Tenina Holder https://bit.ly/TheWeekendTable
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- Total Time
- 31mins
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- Serves
- 4
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- Calories
- 193
This vegetarian Quinoa Pilaf is a great dish as a main, or for the meat-lover, as a side dish with some chicken or fish. Fresh and fantastic!
Inspired by: https://tenina.com/recipes/minted-green-quinoa-pilafrecipe updated 21 Dec 2021
Ingredients
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- Mint leaves
- 13 g
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- Water
- 150 g
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- Leek
- 1
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- Spring onion
- 4
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- Asparagus
- 395 g
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- Quinoa
- 150 g
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- Water
- 1 L
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- Garlic clove
- ½
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- Vegetable stock powder
- ½ tablespoon
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- Frozen peas
- 130 g
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- Butter
- 30 g
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- Button mushroom
- 200 g
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- Extra virgin olive oil
- as needed
Tools
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TM5
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Medium bowl
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Large serving bowl
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Tm5 bowl
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Simmering basket
Step preview
- Add quinoa to the simmering basket
- Insert into Thermomix bowl
- Add water to the TM5 bowl
- Cook - approx 19 min, 100°C, speed 3
- Remove basket and drain water from bowl
- Set quinoa aside
- Add mint leaves, garlic clove, vegetable stock powder, water and frozen peas to the TM5 bowl
- Purée - approx 15 sec, speed 4
- Remove from bowl and set aside
- Add butter, leek and spring onion to the TM5 bowl
- Chop with MC in place - approx 5 sec, speed 5
- Scrape down sides of TM5 bowl
- Sauté - approx 5 min, Varoma, speed 1
- Then add button mushroom, asparagus, remaining frozen peas, vegetable stock powder and water to the TM5 bowl
- Cook - approx 4 min, 100°C, reverse speed 1
- Return cooked quinoa to Thermomix bowl
- Stir - approx 10 sec, reverse speed 1
- Serve immediately garnished with asparagus tips and mint leaves
- Drizzle with extra virgin olive oil