Autumn Quinoa & Butter Beans

Name: Autumn Quinoa & Butter Beans
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1/2 cup quinoa; 2 tablespoons margarine; 3/4 cup finely chopped onion; 1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger; 3/4 cup orange blossom water; 2 tablespoons honey; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon ground coriander; 1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom; 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg; 1 cup diced sweet potato (1/2-inch pieces); 1 cup diced butternut squash (1/2-inch pieces); 1 1/2 cups canned butter beans (drained and rinsed); 1/4 cup chopped cranberries

Submitted by dicentra

"This looks great! Some people rinse their quinoa (to remove the bitter coating). I never do."

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Ready In:: 30mins
Ingredients:: 14
Serves:: 4

ingredients

¹⁄₂ cup quinoa
2 tablespoons margarine
³⁄₄ cup finely chopped onion
1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger
³⁄₄ cup orange blossom water
2 tablespoons honey
¹⁄₂ teaspoon salt
¹⁄₄ teaspoon ground coriander
¹⁄₄ teaspoon ground cardamom
¹⁄₄ teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 cup diced sweet potato (1/2-inch pieces)
1 cup diced butternut squash (1/2-inch pieces)
1 ¹⁄₂ cups canned butter beans (drained and rinsed)
¹⁄₄ cup chopped cranberries

directions

Melt the margarine in a 2-quart saucepan over medium-high heat.
Add the onion and ginger, and cook, stirring, until the onion is softened. Stir in the orange juice, water, honey, salt, coriander, cardamom, and nutmeg; bring to a boil.
Stir in the sweet potato and squash; bring to a boil. Cook, uncovered, 7 minutes. Stir in the butter beans and quinoa, and return to a boil.
Reduce the heat and simmer, covered, 15 minutes.
Stir in the cranberries; simmer, covered, 5 minutes longer.

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This dish turned out pretty good. I omitted the onion and ginger (onion due to breastfeeding) and used sweetened dried cranberries. I was confused in the directions where it says to stir in the orange juice and water, etc. The orange juice I assumed was the orange blossom water but regular water was not listed in the ingredients. Typically with quinoa you use 1 part quinoa to 2 parts liquid. So, I added 1/4 cup of water. This wasn't enough liquid though. Maybe adding a total of 1/2 of a cup of water would do it. With only 1/4 cup of water, the quinoa wasn't cooked all the way. That aside, I loved this dish. I will make this again with the ginger and stay with using the sweetened cranberries. Husband didn't like this dish at all, the orange blossom water was too much for him. Either you love it or hate it. Will make again and again. I roasted the rest of the butternut squash in the oven using a recipe from this site "Caramelized Butternut Squash".

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dicentra

My rating system: (I don't like giving bad reviews, so if I don't like it, I'll just not review it.) 5 Stars OMG, this is one of the most amazing things I've ever eaten! I can't stop eating it, and I've eaten myself into a food coma. 4 Stars The recipe is wonderful as is. I can't think of a single improvement and I will most likely make it again. 3 Stars This needed a little *something*something*. I might make it again, but will add my own improvements if I do. I love to eat! And I love to cook. I tend to take over the kitchen when I get in there. Even the dog knows the command get outta my kitchen! LOL. Cooking for other people and trying new recipes or foods is FUN! I have a small (but growing quickly!!) cookbook collection and one of my favorite things to do is to read recipes and plan meals. Rachael Ray, Horn of the Moon and Moosewood are favorites of mine. We spend a lot of time outdoors camping, hiking and backpacking. Yup. I cook in the woods too! I've made deals with my hiking buddies... If they carry in my food, I'll cook for them. I recently published a backpacking cookbook. Check out the website: http://www.onepanwonders.com <img src=http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/susied214/projects/200_PACpic.jpg border=0 alt=Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket /> <img src=http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/susied214/projects/pacbanner.jpg border=0 alt=Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket /> <img src=http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/susied214/permanent%20collection/untitled.jpg border=0 alt=Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting /> <img src=http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/susied214/permanent%20collection/200_artistrichardneuman-art-prints_.jpg border=0 alt=Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting /> <img src=http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/susied214/beartag_1_1.jpg border=0 alt=Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting /> <img src=http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/susied214/adopted_1_1.jpg border=0 alt=Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting /> <img src=http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y53/DUCHESS13/World%20Tour/AnimatedPRD.gif alt= /> <img src=http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y53/DUCHESS13/World%20Tour/ZWT2.gif alt= />

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