Hey everyone, it is Jim, welcome to my recipe site. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, caper-walnut quinoa with sautéed swiss chard, chickpeas and scallions. One of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I am going to make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Caper-Walnut Quinoa with Sautéed Swiss Chard, Chickpeas and Scallions is one of the most popular of recent trending foods on earth. It is simple, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. It is enjoyed by millions daily. Caper-Walnut Quinoa with Sautéed Swiss Chard, Chickpeas and Scallions is something that I have loved my whole life. They’re nice and they look fantastic.
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.
To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook caper-walnut quinoa with sautéed swiss chard, chickpeas and scallions using 14 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Caper-Walnut Quinoa with Sautéed Swiss Chard, Chickpeas and Scallions:
- Make ready Caper-Walnut Quinoa
- Get water
- Get quinoa
- Prepare walnut pieces
- Make ready unsalted butter
- Make ready capers
- Make ready caper liquid
- Get Kosher salt, to taste
- Get Black pepper, to taste
- Get Swiss Chard, Chickpeas and Scallions
- Prepare olive oil, divided
- Take scallions, roots removed, whites and greens separated, chopped
- Prepare leaves of swiss chard, leaves and stalks separated, both cut into 1/2 inch pieces
- Make ready chickpeas, cooked
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. But my daring pairing skills took over and I finally decided Garlicky Swiss Chard with Chickpeas would be the perfect mate to the Cheese Ravioli.
Steps to make Caper-Walnut Quinoa with Sautéed Swiss Chard, Chickpeas and Scallions:
- 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.
- 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.
- Once the quinoa has cooled for 6-8 minutes, stir in the butter, capers, walnuts, salt and pepper.
- 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.
- 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!
Luckily spring has produced some gorgeous ribs of Rainbow Swiss Chard that are populating one of my go-to grocery stores. Eat this healthy green for dinner tonight. Heat a large non-stick frying pan over medium. Add oil, then chard stems and salt. Cook until stems are almost tender.
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