Quinoa with Salmon and Swiss Chard

Quinoa with Salmon and Swiss Chard

Recipe by mmarshall from allrecipes.com

Dinner 60 Mins.

Ingredients

4

4 servings

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 onion, diced
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 cup uncooked quinoa
  • 2 cups vegetable broth
  • ¾ pound salmon fillets
  • 1 cup white wine
  • ½ 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

Instructions

  • 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 wine, 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.

Nutritional Facts

Per 4 servings

  • Calories: 471
  • Carbohydrate: 40g
  • Fat: 18g
  • Fiber: 6g
  • Protein: 26g
  • Sugar: 5g

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