Okay if you like quinoa you will like this meal. If not... substitute your favorite rice for the quinoa. This recipe is from fitnessmagazine.com thanks Momma E for gifting me the subscription!
In this picture I used brown rice.
makes 4 servings
1/2 cup uncooked quinoa
1 cup water
2 Roma (plum) tomatoes, seeded and finely chopped
1/2 cup shredded fresh spinach (only use fresh)
1/3 cup finely chopped red onion
*3 tablespoons lemon juice
2 tablespoons olive oil
1/2 teaspoon salt
Spinach Leaves
2 avacados, pitted, peeled, and sliced
*1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese
* 1/3 cup toasted pine nuts
*salt and pepper to taste
Directions:
1. Bring quinoa and water to a boil in a small saucepan. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 15 minutes, or until liquid is absorbed. (if cooking rice cook one cup uncooked rice follow rice directions)
2. In a medium bowl, stir together quinoa, tomatoes, spinach and onion.
3. In a small bowl, whisk together lemon juice, oil and salt. Mix with quinoa.
4. Place spinach on plates with avacado slices and quinoa. Sprinkle with feta.
*changes I made from original recipe
**Nutrition facts per serving: 350 calories, 8 g protein, 27 g carbohydrate, 26 g fat, 8 g fiber
**does not reflect changes I made to recipe
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