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Quick Dill Quinoa

March 3, 2014 by christine

Glad Monday is over, it was a crazy one at work that left me feeling a bit like mush when I got home. I would have started writing this post sooner, but mush brain here was easily distracted by LifeBuzz. Why have I not seen this site before? It’s still raining here and that’s great for our drought, Shadow spent the rainy day yesterday passed out on the couch.

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And the chihuahuas were more interested in warm beds than a walk in the chilly wet wind.

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Smokey was happy to stalk us around the house for extra attention.

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For some reason I wasn’t feeling too adventurous in the kitchen yesterday, maybe a little wiped from a long training run. I grabbed quinoa and veggie broth from the pantry to create a simple dish and took the opportunity to use up a shallot we received in the farm box.

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Lemon Dill Quinoa

  • 1 cup quinoa
  • 2 cups vegetable broth
  • 1 tbsp. dill weed
  • 2 tbsp. lemon juice
  • 1/2 tsp. lemon zest
  • 1 shallot, chopped
  • salt and pepper to taste

Place all ingredients into a medium pot and bring to a boil over medium high heat. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 25 minutes, or until loose liquid is gone, stirring frequently. Serve and enjoy, makes 4 servings.

I realize I’m a bit obsessed with all varieties of quinoa, it’s such a simple and great pantry staple that’s versatile and cooks fast. And has a decent amount of protein. The tri-color quinoa I used for this recipe added a little more color and texture to this recipe, great for impressing guests.

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The quinoa has a nicely strong and tangy dill flavor with a hearty texture and dill is a poppy summer flavor for me.

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But also fun to enjoy in steaming dishes during winter storms.

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Filed Under: Recipes, Sides Tagged With: dill, lemon, quinoa

Comments

  1. Jennifer says

    March 4, 2014 at 6:43 am

    Thanks for that link! Now I’m going to have to get into that site, too! LOL looks cute!

    Great dish! I also played with quinoa last night and will be posting about it later today! Stay Tuned!

    LOVE the cat Close-up! Awwww!
    Yeah…it WAS a weird Monday, wasn’t it!? Even weirder than usual!

    • christine says

      March 5, 2014 at 8:58 pm

      It’s a fun site with stunning videos and pictures. Thanks on the quinoa, not sure I could ever get tired of quinoa recipes! So true on Monday, looking forward to the weekend already.

Hello! I'm Christine, an IT Professional in Northern California. I'm also passionate about a healthy, plant based lifestyle, running, fitness, and being eco-friendly. 40 (ack!), married, with furkids. Read More…

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