Mediterranean Quinoa With Broccoli

The 4th look successful our six-part bid connected quick-cooking full grains features quinoa, a tiny, quick-cooking effect (technically not a grain) from the Andes. Although astir bundle directions instruct you to steam quinoa successful treble the measurement of water, Lorna Sass's preferred mode is to navigator quinoa similar pasta: successful ample water. That method not lone results successful fluffy quinoa but besides makes it imaginable to navigator different ingredients, specified arsenic broccoli, successful the aforesaid pot.

In her caller cookbook connected full grains, Sass says beige oregon tan quinoa is much flavorful than the reddish variety. But she suggests adding the reddish quinoa successful tiny amounts to lend colour to a quinoa dish. She likes Bob's Red Mill brand, which is peculiarly precocious successful fiber.

Because quinoa is simply a implicit macromolecule (it contains each the indispensable amino acids), this vegetarian crockery is hearty capable to basal connected its own, possibly accompanied by immoderate crusty whole-grain breadstuff and cheese.

From Lorna Sass, writer of "Whole Grains for Busy People" (Clarkson Potter, 2009).

Ingredients

Nutritional Facts

Per serving

• Calories

  319

• Fat

  15 g

• Saturated Fat

  2 g

• Carbohydrates

  40 g

• Sodium

  362 mg

• Protein

  9 g

• Fiber

  6 g

• Sugar

  2 g

This investigation is an estimation based connected disposable ingredients and this preparation. It should not substitute for a dietitian’s oregon nutritionist’s advice.

From Lorna Sass, writer of "Whole Grains for Busy People" (Clarkson Potter, 2009).

Tested by Bonnie S. Benwick.

Published March 12, 2026