Serving size recommendation: 1 cup.
This Love One Today® fresh avocado quinoa breakfast bowl is another way to make the American Heart Association's® recommendations part of your healthy lifestyle.
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Recipe courtesy of Fresh Avocados – Love One Today®
Ingredients
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 1/3 cup yellow onions diced
- 1 clove garlic minced
- 3 teaspoons smoked paprika
- 1 cup white quinoa
- 2 cups vegetable stock
- 1 Ripe, fresh Hass avocado halved, pitted, peeled and cubed
- 2 teaspoons lime juice
- 2/3 cup small white beans rinsed and drained
- 1 cup baby spinach
Directions
- Heat 1 teaspoon of olive oil in a heavy-bottomed saucepan. Add onion and cook over medium-low heat until soft, about 3 minutes. Add minced garlic and cook 1 minute more. Add smoked paprika. Stir and cook 1 more minute.
- Add rinsed quinoa and vegetable stock and stir to combine. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and let simmer 10-15 minutes. Uncover and fluff with a fork.
- Sprinkle the cubed avocado with lime juice. Set aside.
- In a separate sauté pan, heat ½ teaspoon of olive oil. Add white beans. Cook over medium heat until beans are heated through. Place beans on top of rice pilaf in serving bowl.
- Heat remaining ½ teaspoon of olive oil. Add spinach. Cook over medium heat until spinach is wilted. Place spinach on top of rice pilaf next to white beans in serving bowl.
- Top each bowl with a generous spoonful of the cubed avocado.
Chef Notes
Large avocados are recommended for this recipe. A large avocado averages about 8 ounces. If using smaller or larger size avocados, adjust the quantity accordingly.
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