apple nut quinoa

Apple nut quinoa might be a good recipe to expand your side dish recipe box. For $1.03 per serving, this recipe covers 13% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe makes 4 servings with 319 calories, 8g of protein, and 12g of fat each. It is brought to you by Budget Bytes. This recipe is liked by 1079 foodies and cooks. If you have cloves ground, apple juice, cinnamon, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, dairy free, lacto ovo vegetarian, and vegan diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 35 minutes. Overall, this recipe earns a tremendous spoonacular score of 96%. Nut + Honey Quinoa, Pine Nut Broccoli Quinoa, and Quinoa, Apricot, and Nut Clusters are very similar to this recipe.

Servings: 4

Preparation duration: 5 minutes

Cooking duration: 30 minutes

 

Ingredients:

1 medium apple $0.96

1½ cups apple juice $0.34

½ tsp cinnamon $0.03

1/16 tsp (pinch) ground cloves $0.02

1 cup uncooked quinoa $1.36

¼ tsp salt $0.01

½ cup walnuts $1.82

Equipment:

sieve

bowl

pot

Cooking instruction summary:

Place the quinoa in a wire sieve and rinse thoroughly for 1-2 minutes with cool water. If you dont have a wire mesh sieve, place the quinoa in a bowl, fill it with cool water and swish the quinoa around. Allow it to settle and then carefully pour out the water. Repeat 4-5 times. Rinsing quinoa well is essential to remove its natural coating, which can cause the quinoa to taste bitter.Place the rinsed quinoa in a medium pot. Add the juice, salt, cinnamon, and cloves. Stir briefly. Place a lid on top and bring the pot up to a boil over high heat. As soon as it reaches a boil, turn the heat down to low and allow it to simmer for 15 minutes. After 15 minutes, turn the heat off and allow it to rest, without removing the lid, for ten minutes.Meanwhile, chop the apple into small bite-sized pieces. Also roughly chop the walnuts.After the quinoa has cooked and rested, remove the lid and fluff it with a fork. Add the apples and walnuts and stir them and then eat!

 

Step by step:


1. Place the quinoa in a wire sieve and rinse thoroughly for 1-2 minutes with cool water. If you dont have a wire mesh sieve, place the quinoa in a bowl, fill it with cool water and swish the quinoa around. Allow it to settle and then carefully pour out the water. Repeat 4-5 times. Rinsing quinoa well is essential to remove its natural coating, which can cause the quinoa to taste bitter.

2. Place the rinsed quinoa in a medium pot.

3. Add the juice, salt, cinnamon, and cloves. Stir briefly.

4. Place a lid on top and bring the pot up to a boil over high heat. As soon as it reaches a boil, turn the heat down to low and allow it to simmer for 15 minutes. After 15 minutes, turn the heat off and allow it to rest, without removing the lid, for ten minutes.Meanwhile, chop the apple into small bite-sized pieces. Also roughly chop the walnuts.After the quinoa has cooked and rested, remove the lid and fluff it with a fork.

5. Add the apples and walnuts and stir them and then eat!


Nutrition Information:

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319k Calories
8g Protein
12g Total Fat
46g Carbs
31% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
319k
16%

Fat
12g
19%

  Saturated Fat
1g
8%

Carbohydrates
46g
15%

  Sugar
14g
16%

Cholesterol
0.0mg
0%

Sodium
152mg
7%

Get Enough Of These
Protein
8g
17%

Manganese
1mg
76%

Magnesium
114mg
29%

Phosphorus
256mg
26%

Copper
0.51mg
25%

Folate
93µg
23%

Fiber
5g
22%

Vitamin B6
0.32mg
16%

Vitamin B1
0.23mg
15%

Iron
2mg
14%

Potassium
448mg
13%

Zinc
1mg
12%

Vitamin B2
0.18mg
11%

Vitamin E
1mg
8%

Selenium
4µg
6%

Vitamin B5
0.49mg
5%

Calcium
48mg
5%

Vitamin B3
0.92mg
5%

Vitamin C
3mg
4%

Vitamin K
1µg
1%

covered percent of daily need
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