Quinoa with Leek And Currants
Ingredients 1 3/4 cup quinoa 2 2/3 cup stock, vegetable, or water 4 each leeks, small 1/2 cup tomatoes, canned, or 2 roma tomatoes 5 tablespoon currants 1 tablespoon cumin, ground
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Directions
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Ingredients 1 3/4 cup quinoa 2 2/3 cup stock, vegetable, or water 4 each leeks, small 1/2 cup tomatoes, canned, or 2 roma tomatoes 5 tablesp
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Wash all of the larger leaves very well (leeks are very dirty
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If you don't wash it well enough your final dish will be gritty)
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Chop washed leeks cross-wise into thin slices
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Place quinoa in a fine-meshed colander and rinse well for several minutes
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You want to remove the bitter coating of saponin that quinoa sometimes has
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You can also do this in a regular bowl if you are careful (Fill with water, swirl qunioa around, pour out water, repeat until water is clear
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Place leeks in nonstick pan and cook until limp and reduced (No need to add liquid, leeks will have some water from being washed and tend to
