Roasted Garlic Quinoa
 
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Recipe type: Side
Serves: 4
Ingredients
  • Garlic heads (minimum 1)
  • Olive oil for roasting
  • 1 cup dry quinoa
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ⅛ teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
Roasted Garlic
  1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
  2. Cut off the tops of the garlic heads to expose the cloves. Set them on tinfoil in a pan and generously drizzle olive oil overtop. Crimp closed the tin foil to hold in heat and roast the garlic for 30-35 minutes.
  3. Allow the head to cool and then use your fingers to squeeze the roasted garlic out of its skin. Store in an airtight container in the fridge.
Roasted Garlic Quinoa
  1. Take 1 head roasted garlic (about ¼ cup mashed roasted garlic) and combine in a pot with quinoa, salt and pepper. Add 2 cups of water and bring to a boil.
  2. Reduce the heat to low and cover the pot for 20-25 minutes, or until the liquid is all absorbed. Turn off the heat and stir the quinoa, and replace the lid for an additional 5 minutes.
Notes
Garlic can be roasted up to 4 days in advance, with the roasted cloves stored in an airtight container in the fridge. Leftover roasted garlic is great stirred into soups, mashed as a spread for sandwiches, or spread onto baked chicken. Save the garlic skins in a plastic bag in the freezer and throw it in while making vegetable stock for a delicious broth.
Recipe by Uproot Kitchen at https://uprootkitchen.com/2016/12/19/roasted-garlic-quinoa/