quinoa with salmon and swiss chard

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 onion, diced
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 cup uncooked quinoa
• 2 cups vegetable broth
• 3/4 pound salmon fillets
• 1 cup white
• 1/2 cup water, or more as needed to cover
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 bunch swiss chard, stems and tough ribs removed, leaves cut into 1/2-inch-wide ribbons
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• salt to taste
• 1 pinch ground black pepper

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins Ready Time: 1 hr


• heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a saucepan over medium heat. cook and stir onion and 2 cloves garlic until fragrant, about 2 minutes.
• stir quinoa into onion mixture until lightly toasted, about 5 minutes.
• pour vegetable broth into quinoa mixture. bring to a boil, then cover and reduce heat to low. simmer until quinoa is tender, about 20 minutes.
• meanwhile, heat salmon, white , and water in a saucepan over medium heat. simmer until salmon is cooked through and easily flaked with a fork, 10 to 12 minutes; drain.
• transfer salmon to a plate and flake fish meat; discard skin and set salmon aside.
• heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. cook and stir 2 cloves garlic until fragrant, about 1 minute.
• stir swiss chard and lemon juice into garlic until swiss chard begins to soften, about 2 minutes; remove from heat.
• gently fold flaked salmon and chard into the cooked quinoa. season with salt and black pepper.