Recipe
Brown Rice & Quinoa Bean Salad w Gremolata
4 December, 2023
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Brown rice & quinoa bean salad w gremolata.Ingredients
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1 cup Brown Rice/Quinoa
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Salt
FOR THE GREMOLATA
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½cup finely chopped walnuts
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1 cup roughly chopped fresh dill
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2 tablespoons lemon zest
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2 tablespoons finely chopped shallot
FOR THE GREEN BEANS
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2 tablespoons olive oil
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400g green beans, trimmed
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Black pepper
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Lemon juice or white wine vinegar
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Flaky sea salt, for serving.
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Green beans.03
Ingredients.Method
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Add brown rice and quinoa to a saucepan with 2 cups of water and add a pinch of salt and bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer, cover and cook until it’s tender (about 25 minutes).
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Add water.02.
While the rice cooks, make the gremolata. Toast the walnuts in a large skillet over medium-low heat, stirring frequently to ensure that they don’t burn. Transfer toasted walnuts to a medium bowl. Add the dill, lemon zest and shallots and toss to coat. Season with salt and set aside.
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Cook the beans.06
Toasting walnuts.03.
Wipe out the skillet and heat the oil over medium heat. Add the green beans and season generously with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring frequently, until the beans are crisp tender and start to brown in spots, 6 to 8 minutes. Add a few tablespoons of water to help them along, if needed.
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Add rice to beans.08
Season beans.04.
Add the brown rice and quinoa directly to the skillet. Toss with the beans until well combined and season with salt and pepper. Transfer to a large serving bowl or platter and top with the gremolata. Drizzle with lemon juice or white wine vinegar to finish. Season with flaky salt.