Warm Quinoa Salad with Shrimp and Asparagus

Serves 4
Time 35 min

An unfried "fried" rice of sorts, made with golden quinoa and tender asparagus. The shrimp provide bounce to your bite. Try adding 1/2 pound diced firm tofu for even more protein and texture. From The Whole Foods Market Cookbook.

Special Diets:

Dairy FreeDairy Free

Ingredients

    1 tablespoonextra-virgin olive oil
    2 clovesgarlic, finely chopped
    1/2 mediumred onion, finely chopped
    1/2 cupsun-dried tomatoes, not reconstituted, julienned
    1/2 cuplow-sodium vegetable broth or water
    1/2 cupwhite wine
    2 tablespoonslemon juice
    1 tablespoongrated lemon zest
    1/2 teaspoonfine sea salt
    1/2 cupuncooked quinoa, rinsed
    1/2 poundmedium shrimp, peeled and deveined
    1/2 poundasparagus, trimmed and cut into 1-inch pieces
    1/4 cupfresh or frozen green peas
    1/2 cuproasted cashew pieces
    6green onions, finely chopped
    1/4 cupfinely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
    1/4 teaspoonground black pepper

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Method

In a medium pot, heat oil over medium heat.


Add garlic and onions and cook for 3 minutes.


Add sun-dried tomatoes and continue to cook for 1 more minute.


Add broth, wine, lemon juice, lemon zest, salt and pepper and bring to a boil.


Stir in quinoa and simmer on low heat, covered, for about 20 minutes, or until quinoa is almost tender.


Arrange shrimp on top of quinoa in pot and simmer for 3 minutes.


Add asparagus and peas on top of the shrimp and simmer for 3 more minutes.


Top with cashews, green onions and parsley and season with salt and pepper.

Nutritional Info

Serving Size

Calories

330

Total Fat

14g

Saturated Fat

2.5g

Cholesterol

70mg

Sodium

1020mg

Total Carbohydrate

35g

Dietary Fiber

6g

Total Sugars

8g

Protein

17g

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