One Pot Kale and Quinoa Pilaf

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recipe by Kamran Siddiqi http://sophisticatedgourmet.com/

  • Time icon
    Total Time
    30mins
  • Serves icon
    Serves
    3
  • Calories icon
    Calories
    295
based on 2 ratings

This recipe comes together in no time. It’s light and simple. Go for a nice extra virgin olive oil if you haven’t any walnut oil. The meyer lemon is a nice addition, but if you haven’t one on hand – a good ol’ fashioned lemon will work in a jiffy. Feta would work nicely here, and if you're not into that or goat cheese, farmer cheese would work well here too.

Inspired by: https://food52.com/recipes/2434-one-pot-kale-and-quinoa-pilaf

recipe updated Feb 24, 2022

Ingredients

  • Water icon
    Water
    480 ml
  • Salt icon
    Salt
    1 teaspoon
  • Quinoa icon
    Quinoa
    175 g
  • Kale icon
    Kale
    1
  • Lemon icon
    Lemon
    1
  • Lemon icon
    Lemon
    1
  • Scallion icon
    Scallion
    2
  • Pine nuts icon
    Pine nuts
    3 tablespoons
  • Hard goat cheese icon
    Hard goat cheese
    60 g
  • Walnut oil icon
    Walnut oil
    1 tablespoon
  • Salt & pepper icon
    Salt & pepper
    as needed

Tools

  • kCook icon Wooden spoon
  • kCook icon Stove
  • kCook icon Large saucepan
  • kCook icon Large mixing bowl

Step preview

  1. Add water and salt to a clean large saucepan and bring to boil
  2. Add quinoa
  3. Cover, reduce heat and simmer - 10 min
  4. Add kale
  5. Cover then reduce heat
  6. Simmer and turn off heat - 5 min
  7. Let rest - 5 min
  8. Add lemon, lemon, scallion, pine nuts, hard goat cheese and walnut oil to a clean large mixing bowl
  9. Combine
  10. Transfer vegetables to dressing
  11. Toss until combined
  12. Add salt & pepper and lemon to the dressing
  13. Serve
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