Feta-almond quinoa

Name: Feta-almond quinoa
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 cup quinoa; 1 stick cinnamon; 1/4 tsp salt; 1/2 cup toasted and sliced almonds, skin on; 1/2 cup crumbled feta; 2 tbsp chopped parsley

Makes4 Servings

By Chatelaine

George Whiteside

Ingredients

1 cup quinoa
1 stick cinnamon
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 cup toasted and sliced almonds, skin on
1/2 cup crumbled feta
2 tbsp chopped parsley

Instructions

Bring 1 1/2 cups water to a boil in a saucepan. Rinse 1 cup quinoa with water. Drain. Stir into boiling water along with 1 cinnamon stick and 1/4 tsp salt. Simmer, covered, until tender, about 15 min. Remove from heat and let stand, covered, for 5 min. Fluff with a fork and stir in 1/2 cup toasted skin-on sliced almonds, 1/4 cup crumbled feta and 2 tbsp chopped parsley.

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