Hello everybody, hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, caper-walnut quinoa with sautéed swiss chard, chickpeas and scallions. One of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I will make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
The quinoa and chard complement each other well. You can reduce prep time by using pre-chopped or frozen vegetables. Add chickpeas, garlic, onion and mushrooms.
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To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can cook caper-walnut quinoa with sautéed swiss chard, chickpeas and scallions using 14 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Caper-Walnut Quinoa with Sautéed Swiss Chard, Chickpeas and Scallions:
- Take Caper-Walnut Quinoa
- Prepare 1 1/4 cup water
- Prepare 1 cup quinoa
- Prepare 1/2 cup walnut pieces
- Take 1 tbsp unsalted butter
- Get 2 tbsp capers
- Get 2 tsp caper liquid
- Prepare 1 Kosher salt, to taste
- Make ready 1 Black pepper, to taste
- Make ready Swiss Chard, Chickpeas and Scallions
- Get 2 tbsp olive oil, divided
- Make ready 4 scallions, roots removed, whites and greens separated, chopped
- Get 6 leaves of swiss chard, leaves and stalks separated, both cut into 1/2 inch pieces
- Get 1 1/2 cup chickpeas, cooked
It was actually very tasty and is a very nutritious meal. The Quinoa is labeled a "super food" and Swiss Chard is one of the most nutritious vegetables. Eat this healthy green for dinner tonight. Heat a large non-stick frying pan over medium.
Steps to make Caper-Walnut Quinoa with Sautéed Swiss Chard, Chickpeas and Scallions:
- Preheat oven to 350 degress F. Heat a small-medium saucepot over low heat. Add quinoa and toast for 4-5 minutes while stirring. Add 1 1/4 cups of water to pot. Bring water to a boil, cover, and lower heat to medium-low. Simmer until quinoa has absorbed all of the liquid. Leave covered, remove from heat, and set aside.
- Scatter walnuts on a large cookie sheet or baking pan. Toast in oven for 6-8 minutes or until fragrant. Remove from oven, and reserve.
- Once the quinoa has cooled for 6-8 minutes, stir in the butter, capers, walnuts, salt and pepper.
- Place a large sauté pan over medium-high heat. Add half of the olive oil, then add the white part of the scallions. Cook for 1-2 minutes. Add chard greens and stems and chickpeas, and cook for another 6-8 minutes. Remove from heat. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Divide the quinoa on two plates. Top with the chard-chickpea mixture. Drizzle the remaining olive oil, caper liquid and scallion greens around the plate and on the quinoa, chard, and chickpeas. Enjoy!
Add oil, then chard stems and salt. Cook until stems are almost tender. Try this simple sautéed Swiss chard recipe. In the spectrum of greens, Swiss chard lies between spinach and kale—not as tender as spinach, not as tough as kale. It's in the same family as beets, spinach, and quinoa.
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