Five (Or More!) Ingredient Garlic Quinoa

"This makes such a nice side dish. I even like it cold as a salad the next day! 06/28/08 - UPDATE!! As I have already said, I like this for a salad too. Today I added some chopped egg whites, chopped black olives, some scallions (green and white). I then tossed with one tbls each of EVOO and red wine vinegar. Realllllly good! 07/24/08 - ANOTHER UPDATE! Wow, instead of using the fresh garlic, use roasted! I had several bulbs roasting while I was making dinner. They smelled SOOO good and that is when I figured it could only make this dish better. Just leave out the minced garlic and when the dish is finished, stir in about five squeezed out chopped cloves and then serve. YUM! 07/29/08 - STILL ANOTHER UPDATE! I have really gotten on the quinoa bandwagon. Put together two more recipes, so if you like quinoa as much as me, take a look. I'm not bragging, just sharing a good thing....recipe#316192 and recipe#316159."
 
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Ready In:
30mins
Ingredients:
6
Serves:
4
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directions

  • Make sure you rinse the grain under cold running water several times to remove coating (not something you can see).
  • Spray medium size saucepan with vegetable oil.
  • Add onion & cook about 3 minutes, add garlic & cook another 2 minutes.
  • Add rest of ingredients & bring to a boil.
  • Reduce heat, stir and cover.
  • Simmer 15 minutes or until all the water is absorbed.

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Reviews

  1. Mmmmm, lovely and tasty! I try to cook an excess at mealtimes so that I have leftovers to eat at work the next day, but if that fails then I just cook something different up the night before to take with me. That's what I've done tonight with this recipe but I've just had a mouthful now and it was delicious - a flavour sensation! I followed the recipe pretty closely but added some grated courgette (zucchini?) and used vegetable stock instead of water. It's really good. My hard-to-please other half tried some too and declared that he would be happy to have this served at dinner in the future! I'm looking forward to having it again with a meal and also having it cold tomorrow to see how the flavours hold. Thanks for a great recipe Happy Harry! 11.06.07 Just wanted to add that this was really tasty cold as well!
     
  2. This is my first time tasting/making quinoa. It was pretty good. I think it's kind of like rice. I made it to go with some refried beans & tostadas (instead of red rice). Word to newbies like myself, rinse REALLY REALLY well. I think I will double my rinsing time next time. Tasted a tiny hint of bitterness, but not due to the recipe, rather due to my shorter rinse time. I doubled the recipe, used 5 cloves of garlic and beef broth. Ended up cooking for about 25 minutes. Turned out great. Thanks for the great intro to quinoa!!
     
  3. This was the first time I have used quinoa and I turned out perfect! Nice to know there is a simple recipe that tastes great and is good for you too. Even my teenage son ate it which is unusual since he doesn't like much in the way of side dishes. I used some chicken base with the water to make it even more flavorful. Thanks for posting!
     
  4. Excellent! I love how versatile this recipe is, how filling and mostly, how delicious and healthy! My additions included mushrooms, calamata olives and diced chicken. I also subbed chicken broth for the water to add even more flavor. This will be on my rotation for my school lunch meals coming soon! Thanks so much!
     
  5. This was my first time making Quinoa and it turned out pretty good I must say. I added some extra veggies (green beans and corn) that I had leftover and served it with chicken. The flavor was a little bland even though I used chicken stock instead of water. Next time I would add some spices (maybe garlic salt, curry powder, etc) to kick up the flavor. But this was a great, easy recipe that I'll use again. Thanks!
     
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  1. This was my first time making Quinoa and it turned out pretty good I must say. I added some extra veggies (green beans and corn) that I had leftover and served it with chicken. The flavor was a little bland even though I used chicken stock instead of water. Next time I would add some spices (maybe garlic salt, curry powder, etc) to kick up the flavor. But this was a great, easy recipe that I'll use again. Thanks!
     
  2. Wow, this is a great recipe!! Simple, fast and SO delicious! It's also my very first time preparing and tasting quinoa, and this classic recipe is a keeper; plus it's a perfect base that will work with numerous variations, allowing you to get creative. Like several others who reviewed this recipe, I also used chicken broth instead of water, but followed everything else exactly as the recipe says. Thanks for sharing this Happy Harry!
     
  3. A nice basic quinoa recipe that does not taste very much of garlic though you may think so based on it's title. I used canola oil instead of vegetable spray, to be soy free, which is not mentioned in the ingredients list BTW, sweet onions, extra carrot, plus the rest of the ingredients. I enjoyed this as a vegetarian main dish mixed with an arugula salad and recipe#452710. The dressing went very well with this quinoa dish. I also made it into a cold salad which we didn't enjoy as much. I'd like to make this again using the introduction mentioned, roasted garlic.
     
  4. Very good! I used 2 cups of strong chicken broth instead of water and added walnuts and dried cranberries to the finished product for color and crunch. My first time making Quinoa!
     
  5. Excellent! I love how versatile this recipe is, how filling and mostly, how delicious and healthy! My additions included mushrooms, calamata olives and diced chicken. I also subbed chicken broth for the water to add even more flavor. This will be on my rotation for my school lunch meals coming soon! Thanks so much!
     

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