In her encyclopedic cookbook “Vegetable Literacy”, Deborah Madison shares the magic of pairing avocado and quinoa, inspiring Oldways to create this recipe. The creamy coolness of ripe avocado blankets nutty, textured quinoa in perfect harmony. Add tender, wine-kissed beet greens to the mix, and you have a simple, gourmet-tasting meal that takes less than 25 minutes to prepare.
1 cup of (golden) quinoa
2 cups of water
1 tablespoon olive oil
3 cloves of garlic
Green tops from one bunch of beets, coursely chopped
1 tablespoon cooking sherry or red wine
2 ripe avocados
½ teaspoon sea salt
Pinch of Aleppo pepper, Grains of Paradise, or crushed red pepper
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I had no idea that you could eat the leaves/stems of a beet. This was not only a pleasant surprise but a tasty one. I feel silly for ever throwing them away. This particular recipe only used the greens. I ended up with beets I need to use too. Watch how I made mine @PlatesOnPurpose on FB, IG, or YouTube