* Exported from MasterCook *
QUINOA STUFFED ONIONS
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Serving Size : 6 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Vegetarian Main dish
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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12 md Onions -- peeled
1/2 c Quinoa -- uncooked
1 c -- water
1/4 ts Sea salt
2 Garlic cloves -- minced (opt)
1/2 c Mushrooms -- sliced
1/2 c Celery -- sliced
2 tb Corn or olive oil
1/2 c Schickpeas -- cooked
1 c Walnuts -- roasted
2 ts Soy sauce
2 ts Brown rice vinegar
Parsley for garnish
Hollow out insides of onions with an apple corer,
leaving bottoms intact and reserving insides.
Steam hollowed-out onions until tender, reserving 3/4
cup of cooking liquid.
Rinse and draiin quinoa.
Bring one cup water and salt to a boil. Stir in
quinoa and return to a boil.
Lower heat, cover and simmer for 15 minutes.
Remove from heat and let stnd, covered, for 10
minutes.
Fluff with a fork.
Finely chop reserved onions.
Saute chopped onions, garlic, mushrooms and celery in
oil for 15 minutes or until soft.
Mix in quinoa and chickpeas and heat through (about 5
minutes).
Fill onions with quinoa mixture, arranging excess
stuffing on serving dish around bottoms of onions.
Crush walnuts in a food processor blending in soy
sauce and vinegar to form a creamy mixture.
Blend in reserved cooking liquid.
Place mixture in a saucepan and heat through,
stirring constantly.
Pour over stuffed onions, garnish and serve.
Per serving: 325 cal; 11 g prot; 195 mg sod; 35 g
carb; 17 g fat; 0 mg chol; 164 mg calcium
From the files of DEEANNE
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