Monday, September 29, 2008

Black Bean Tomato Quinoa


this looks pretty good. The only drawback is that it's touted as 'diet food'. Whatevs! Thanks Serious Eats.

Black Bean and Tomato Quinoa
- serves 4 -

Ingredients
2 teaspoons grated lime zest
2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and cooled
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 teaspoon sugar
1 cup quinoa
1 (14- to 15-ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained
2 medium tomatoes, diced
4 scallions, chopped
1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro

Procedure
1. Whisk together lime zest and juice, butter, oil, sugar, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper in a large bowl.

2. Wash quinoa in 3 changes of cold water in a bowl, draining in a sieve each time.

3. Cook quinoa in a medium pot of boiling salted water (1 tablespoon salt for 2 quarts water), uncovered, until almost tender, about 10 minutes. Drain in sieve, then set sieve in same pot with 1 inch of simmering water (water should not touch bottom of sieve). Cover quinoa with a folded kitchen towel, then cover sieve with a lid (don't worry if lid doesn't fit tightly) and steam over medium heat until tender, fluffy, and dry, about 10 minutes. Remove pot from heat and remove lid. Let stand, still covered with towel, 5 minutes.

4. Add quinoa to dressing and toss until dressing is absorbed, then stir in remaining ingredients and salt and pepper to taste.

1 comment:

eleanor said...

a variation on this recipe is one of my staples. just had some last night. i usually do a lime/cumin/olive oil dressing over quinoa/black beans/tomatoes/cilantro plus whatever else i have handy (bell peppers, corn, red onion, hot peppers, etc.).
almost anything i've tried comes out great!
(but i admit i skip all the extra steps with the quinoa -- i just wash it, boil it, cool it and throw it in. :P)
-el

p.s. rigster still doing great... i'll keep reporting.