Quinoa With Beets, Pumpkin Seeds and Chives
Want to mix up your meal routine? Try this flavorful quinoa dish with roasted beets, crunchy pumpkin seeds and fresh chives. Yum!
Ingredients
- ½ cup uncooked quinoa
- 1 cup water
- 5 cooked beets ~270g
- 2 teaspoon olive oil
- 10 g fresh chives chopped
- 2 g fresh mint chopped
- Pinch of salt
- ¼ cup pumpkin seeds 30g
Instructions
- Cook the quinoa according to the package -- bring 1 cup of water and ½ cup of quinoa to a boil, cover and then simmer. I replaced a bit of the water with the juice from the beet pack so I didn't waste it. It tinted the quinoa a nice shade of pink.½ cup uncooked quinoa, 1 cup water
- While the quinoa is cooking, cut the beets into quarters and toss them with the oil, chives, mint and salt.5 cooked beets, 2 teaspoon olive oil, 10 g fresh chives, Pinch of salt, 2 g fresh mint
- Once the quinoa is done, add it and the pumpkin seeds to the beets and toss.¼ cup pumpkin seeds
Nutrition
Calories: 327kcalCarbohydrates: 48gProtein: 12gFat: 11gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0.01gSodium: 169mgPotassium: 991mgFiber: 9gSugar: 14gVitamin A: 335IUVitamin C: 13mgCalcium: 67mgIron: 4mg
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