Quinoa Side Dish

As retrieved from allrecipes.com.

Serves 4.

Prep time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 20 minutes
Ready in 35 minutes

Ingredients:

• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 cup uncooked quinoa
• 2 cups vegetable broth
• 2 teaspoons chopped garlic
• 2 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
• 1/2 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 small onion, finely chopped
• 1 dash fresh lemon juice (optional)

Instructions:

1. Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat.  Add quinoa, and toast, stirring occasionally, until lightly browned, about 5 minutes.  Stir in broth, and bring to a boil.  Reduce to a simmmer, cover, and cook for 15 minutes, or until quinoa is tender.
2. In a bowl, toss quinoa together with garlic, parsley, thyme, salt, and onion.  Sprinkle with lemon juice (optional) and serve.

Jason's father, Frank loves to make quinoa as a healthy subsitute to rice for dinner.  Jason and I found this recipe to add flavor to it, and it came out delicious!