Garlic Butter Shrimp with Vegetable Quinoa
Why I Love This Recipe
Inspired by a quinoa side dish recipe by Tyler Florence, I threw this together for dinner last night. It was delish!
Ingredients You'll Need
1 cup quinoa
2 cups chicken stock
1/2 cup pitted kalamata olives, sliced
1/2 cup tomato, diced
1/2 cup red onion, diced
1/2 cup artichoke hearts, drained and sliced
1 clove garlic, minced
1-2 Tbls. butter
1 cup shrimp, cleaned and deveined
pepper to taste (you won't need salt thanks to the olives)
Directions
Bring stock to a boil
Add quinoa and reduce to a simmer, cook 15 to 20 minutes or until liquid is absorbed
Remove from heat, fold in olives, tomato, and artichoke hearts
Cover and set aside
In a saute pan, melt butter
Add onion and cook until tender
Add garlic and cook 1 minute
Add shrimp and cook until pink, 3- 5 minutes
Fold shrimp into quinoa mixture and serve hot
