Stuffed peppers with three colors quinoa walnuts and raisins. Slice off top of the peppers and remove the seeds. Brush the peppers and the top with oil. Spoon the quinoa mixture into the hollowed peppers.
I used leftover quinoa from a previous meal and just stirred it in with my sauteed onion/pepper.
We love quinoa and this tri-color version is as close to a party on a plate as you can come.
And by adding my favorite golden raisins along with rich-flavored, energy boosting, vitamin and mineral enriched pecans and This quinoa is a healthful blend of three snappy grains - red, golden and black.
To make Stuffed peppers with three colors quinoa
walnuts and raisins you need 12 ingredients and just 4 steps. Here is how you achieve that.
Ingredients
- It's of bell peppers any color.
- Prepare of three colors quinoa.
- Prepare of water.
- It's of salt.
- You need of olive oil.
- You need of diced shallot.
- You need of minced garlic clove.
- Prepare of diced orange pepper.
- Prepare of diced red pepper.
- Prepare of raisins.
- You need of chopped walnuts.
- It's of chopped parsley.
Stuffed peppers are often made with ground meat. This meatless version is made with quinoa, walnuts, tomatoes and zucchini. Place the pepper halves on a baking sheet. Walnut Quinoa Stuffed Peppers combines three nutritional superfoods: Bell Peppers, Quinoa and Walnuts.
Stuffed peppers with three colors quinoa walnuts and raisins method
- In a small pot boil the water with salt. Stir in the quinoa, cover and let it simmer for 17 minutes. Turn off the heat. Let it stand for 10 minutes..
- Heat the olive oil in a frying pan and sauté shallots and garlic for 1minute. Add peppers, raisins, walnuts and cook for 2 more minutes. Stir in the cooked quinoa..
- Slice off top of the peppers and remove the seeds. Slice at bottom of the pepper so it will stand up. Brush the peppers and the top with oil..
- Spoon the quinoa mixture into the hollowed peppers. Cover with the tops and arrange them in a baking dish. Preheat the oven at 450° F. Bake the peppers for about 15 minutes and serve..
Tri-Color Quinoa (also called Rainbow Quinoa) is a mix of the regular white, black, and red quinoa. The black and red quinoa adds a nutty flavor and Bianca Haun If you want to combine healthy with festive, then this Tri-Color Quinoa with walnuts and cranberries is the perfect. This week's recipe combines three nutritional superfoods: Bell Peppers, Quinoa and Walnuts. Stuffed peppers work great as a stand-alone lunch dish or as a side dish.