Sometimes the best recipes are the ones that are not planned, but made out of convenience and lack of ingredients. I made this “quinotto” on a day that I was really craving something healthy but cooked, and I had nothing left in my cupboard apart from cherry tomatoes and spinach.
This recipe is gluten-free, great for a light home lunch, lunchbox or as an accompaniment to some fish.”An easy and gluten-free alternative to quinoa salad great for the winter months, ready in 10 min ”
Cherry tomatoes & spinach quinoa risotto
November 26, 2017
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: Easy
This recipe is gluten-free, great for a light home lunch, lunchbox or as an accompaniment to some fish.”An easy and gluten-free alternative to quinoa salad great for the winter months
Ingredients
- Quinoa 40 grams
- a handful of cherry tomatoes
- a handful of spinach leaves
- a sprinkle of olive oil
- 2 garlic cloves
- a dash of chili pepper flakes
Directions
- Step 1 Place the quinoa in a pan to cook. In the meantime sprinkle some olive oil in a non stick pan, with garlic ad chili pepper. Allow the spices to release flavor heating the oil at low temperature for a couple of minutes
- Step 2 .Add the washed and cut in half cherry tomatoes, ad the spinach leaves roughly chopped up.
- Step 3 Let them sweat in the pan for 5 min. When the quinoa is ready add it to the pan ad mix it well. Serve and enjoy!
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