Red Quinoa with Peaches & Almonds

By PotsandPans Culinary Team
Red Quinoa with Peaches and Almonds has a wonderful mélange of flavors, textures, and a hidden asset: protein!
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    INGREDIENTS

    • almonds
    • Champagne vinegar
    • Extra Virgin Olive Oil
    • Fresh mint
    • peach
    • red quinoa
    • Sea salt & black pepper to taste
    • shallot

    DIRECTIONS

    1. Toast almonds in a skillet over medium heat until fragrant and golden brown.
    2. In a saucepan, toast the quinoa for 30 seconds.
    3. Pour in one cup water and bring to a boil.
    4. Once boiling, lower the heat, cover, and cook for 18 minutes.
    5. While the quinoa cooks, mince the shallot.
    6. Sauté shallot on medium-high heat until soft.
    7. Add shallots to cooked quinoa.
    8. Drizzle in olive oil, Champagne vinegar and fluff quinoa mixture with a spoon.
    9. Toss in the toasted almonds.
    10. Slice the peach and add to quinoa.
    11. Thinly slice the mint and toss everything together.