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    Home » Healthy Kitchen

    Salsa Grain-and-Bean Pilaf

    Published: Sep 29, 2012 · Updated: Mar 4, 2021 · This post may contain affiliate links.

    If you want to dress up a simple grain-and-bean pilaf in an instant, a good-quality, prepared tomato salsa is the answer. This is truly an emergency dinner, but a hearty and healthy one, at that! Vary the type of grain and/or bean you use each time you make this, and serve it with a simple salad or coleslaw and a steamed vegetable like broccoli, or fresh corn on the cob. Adapted from The Vegetarian 5-Ingredient Gourmet.

    Serves: 4 to 6

    • 1 cup raw quinoa, bulgur, or couscous
    • 15 - to 16-ounce can black, pinto, or pink beans, drained and rinsed
    • 1 cup tomato salsa (mild or medium-hot), or more, to taste
    • 2 scallions, thinly sliced
    • ¼ tablespoons minced fresh cilantro or parsley
    • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
    • Dried hot red pepper flakes, sriracha sauce, or mesquite seasoning, optional

    If using quinoa or bulgur, bring 2 cups of water to a boil in a medium saucepan. Stir in the grain, then cover and cook at a gentle simmer for 15 minutes, or until the water is absorbed. If using couscous, combine it with 2 cups of boiling water in a medium saucepan; cover and allow to soak (off the heat) for 15 minutes, then fluff with a fork.

    Stir the remaining ingredients into the saucepan and cook over low heat for 5 to 8 minutes, or until well heated through. Serve at once.

    Salsa grain and bean pilaf with quinoa

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