I was invited to a dinner party the other night and offered to bring a dish. Knowing I would be the only veggie, I wanted to bring something substantial for me and tasty and inviting for everyone else. The host of the evening said she would be making salmon for the main course. I immediately thought to make something lemony and quinoa is always a good idea for a dinner party. Turns out this dish was a huge hit! Success!: all the fish eating folks thought it paired perfect with their dinners. And doesn’t it look pretty on the new plate my sister got me for Christmas? Love these Lisa!
Zucchini and Lemon Quinoa
Serves 6
What you’ll need:
2 cups quinoa
3 zucchini, shredded
1/3 cup pine nuts, toasted
1/4 cup fresh parsley, roughly chopped
the zest of 1 lemon
3 cloves garlic, chopped
What you’ll do:
In a medium pot, prepare the quinoa according to the directions on the package. When it’s about 3/4 of the way done cooking, add in the chopped garlic and continue cooking. When the quinoa is done, keep it in the pot and toss in all the other ingredients and gently mix. Serve warm or at room temperature.
Enjoy!
Love having lemon anything with salmon. What a great idea!
I’ve been looking for new, easy quinoa recipes. So I assume the zucchini is raw? Perfect.
Yes, Lucy, the zucchini is raw
Quinoa is my latest addiction. Loving your delicious recipe, thanks for sharing.
I’m not used tot measurements in ‘cups’. Could anyone tell me how many grams of quinoa would go into 2 cups? Thanks for the recipe, it looks great!
Hi Denise, it’s about 370 grams of quinoa
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