Recipe:
1 cup uncooked quinoa
2 cups low sodium vegetable broth
1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger (or ¼ t. powdered ginger)
2 cloves fresh garlic – minced (or ½ t. garlic powder)
1 Tablespoon rice wine vinegar
¼ cup low sodium soy sauce
14 oz. bag frozen stir fry vegetables
i cup diced pineapple
1 cup frozen shelled edamame
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Sprinkle quinoa in the bottom of a 9” by 13” baking dish. Sprinkle frozen vegetables, pineapple, and edamame evenly over the quinoa. Combine the remaining ingredients together in a small bowl and whisk. Pour liquid slowly over the ingredients in the baking dish. Cover the dish with aluminum foil and place in oven. Bake for 45-50 minutes or until the quinoa has absorbed all of the liquid. Serve. Optional garnishes: sliced green onion, sesame seeds, squeeze of lime juice.
I have read that quinoa needs to be rinsed, which is a pain because the grains are so small they fall thru the colander and stick to the colander. It was something to do with the saponins?? What are your thoughts on the need to rinse?