Caper-Walnut Quinoa with Sautéed Swiss Chard, Chickpeas and Scallions. The quinoa and chard complement each other well. You can reduce prep time by using pre-chopped or frozen vegetables. Add chickpeas, garlic, onion and mushrooms.

Eat this healthy green for dinner tonight. Heat a large non-stick frying pan over medium. Add oil, then chard stems and salt. You can cook Caper-Walnut Quinoa with Sautéed Swiss Chard, Chickpeas and Scallions using 14 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Caper-Walnut Quinoa with Sautéed Swiss Chard, Chickpeas and Scallions

1. It's of Caper-Walnut Quinoa.
2. You need 1 1/4 cup of water.
3. Prepare 1 cup of quinoa.
4. Prepare 1/2 cup of walnut pieces.
5. It's 1 tbsp of unsalted butter.
6. Prepare 2 tbsp of capers.
7. Prepare 2 tsp of caper liquid.
8. It's 1 of Kosher salt, to taste.
9. Prepare 1 of Black pepper, to taste.
10. Prepare of Swiss Chard, Chickpeas and Scallions.
11. It's 2 tbsp of olive oil, divided.
12. It's 4 of scallions, roots removed, whites and greens separated, chopped.
13. You need 6 of leaves of swiss chard, leaves and stalks separated, both cut into 1/2 inch pieces.
14. You need 1 1/2 cup of chickpeas, cooked.

Cook until stems are almost tender. Freshly poached salmon is flaked and tossed with warm quinoa and tender Swiss chard in this lemony dish. It was actually very tasty and is a very nutritious meal. The Quinoa is labeled a "super food" and Swiss Chard is one of the most nutritious vegetables.

Caper-Walnut Quinoa with Sautéed Swiss Chard, Chickpeas and Scallions step by step

1. Preheat oven to 350 degress F. Heat a small-medium saucepot over low heat. Add quinoa and toast for 4-5 minutes while stirring. Add 1 1/4 cups of water to pot. Bring water to a boil, cover, and lower heat to medium-low. Simmer until quinoa has absorbed all of the liquid. Leave covered, remove from heat, and set aside..
2. Scatter walnuts on a large cookie sheet or baking pan. Toast in oven for 6-8 minutes or until fragrant. Remove from oven, and reserve..
3. Once the quinoa has cooled for 6-8 minutes, stir in the butter, capers, walnuts, salt and pepper..
4. Place a large sauté pan over medium-high heat. Add half of the olive oil, then add the white part of the scallions. Cook for 1-2 minutes. Add chard greens and stems and chickpeas, and cook for another 6-8 minutes. Remove from heat. Season with salt and pepper to taste..
5. Divide the quinoa on two plates. Top with the chard-chickpea mixture. Drizzle the remaining olive oil, caper liquid and scallion greens around the plate and on the quinoa, chard, and chickpeas. Enjoy!.

Short ribs in black sauce, with sautéed quinoa with Swiss chard. Near Cusco, in Peru, I once tasted boiled quinoa flavored with the sautéed leaves of the quinoa plant. For centuries, highland people in Peru and Bolivia have used quinoa leaves (lliccha) as a vegetable. Rinse the uncooked quinoa in a sieve under cold water until the water runs clear. Cook the quinoa in a pot of of boiling salted water per the package directions.