Quinoa Rice
with Almonds

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Quinoa is actually a seed, rather than a grain. The great thing about quinoa is that it is super high in protein and fits into a gluten-free diet really well. You can use red or white quinoa in this dish, depending on the look you want at the end. I think the red quinoa is particularly pretty.

Serves

4

Cooking Time

HIGH 6 Minutes

Release Method

Natural

2 tablespoons butter, divided

½ onion, finely chopped

1 clove garlic, smashed

1 cup basmati rice

½ cup quinoa, rinsed

2 teaspoons salt

freshly ground black pepper

2½ cups water

½ cup chopped toasted almonds

1.Pre-heat the pressure cooker using the BROWN setting.

2.Add 1 tablespoon of the butter and cook the onion and garlic until the onion starts to become tender – about 5 minutes. Stir in the rice, quinoa, salt and pepper. Add the water and lock the lid in place.

3.Pressure cook on HIGH for 6 minutes.

4.Let the pressure drop NATURALLY and carefully remove the lid. Fluff the rice with a fork, remove the garlic clove, stir in the remaining butter and toasted almonds and serve.

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The butter in this recipe is there purely for flavor, so if you’re trying to lighten up, just leave out the butter and consider a little drizzle of olive oil at the end.