Pantry Curried Quinoa with Garbanzo Beans and Roasted Peppers

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Ingredients

  • ½ cup raisins

  • 1 cup warm water

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil

  • 1 small red onion, diced

  • 1 clove garlic, minced

  • 1 ½ teaspoons curry powder

  • ½ teaspoon ground cumin

  • ½ teaspoon dried cilantro

  • ¼ teaspoon ground ginger

  • 2 cups vegetable broth

  • 1 (15 ounce) can garbanzo beans, drained

  • 1 cup quinoa

  • ½ cup diced roasted red peppers

  • ¼ cup toasted almonds

  • salt to taste

Directions

  1. Soak raisins in 1 cup warm water in a bowl while you complete remaining steps.

  2. Heat olive oil in large saucepan over medium heat. Cook and stir onion and garlic until onion has softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in curry powder, cumin, cilantro, and ginger and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds.

  3. Stir in vegetable broth, garbanzo beans, and quinoa. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium-low heat, cover, and simmer until quinoa is tender, about 20 minutes.

  4. Drain raisins. Lightly toss quinoa mixture with raisins, roasted red peppers, and toasted almonds. Season with salt.