Quinoa with Poached Egg, Spinach, and Cucumber
Photo: Bryan Gardner
Photo: Bryan Gardner
Photo: Bryan Gardner
Photo: Bryan Gardner
Photo: Bryan Gardner
Photo: Bryan Gardner
Photo: Bryan Gardner
Photo: Bryan Gardner
Photo: Bryan Gardner
Photo: Bryan Gardner
Photo: Bryan Gardner
Photo: Bryan Gardner
Photo: Bryan Gardner
Photo: Bryan Gardner
Photo: Bryan Gardner
Photo: Bryan Gardner
Photo: Bryan Gardner
Photo: Bryan Gardner
Photo: Bryan Gardner
Photo: Bryan Gardner
Photo: Bryan Gardner
Photo: Bryan Gardner
Photo: Bryan Gardner
Photo: Bryan Gardner
Photo: Bryan Gardner
Photo: Bryan Gardner
Photo: Bryan Gardner
Photo: Bryan Gardner
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Whole Living, January/February 2012
- Yield Serves 2
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Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 garlic clove, sliced
- 5 ounces spinach, rinsed
- Coarse salt
- 1 carrot, peeled and julienned
- 2 large eggs
- 1 1/2 cups cooked quinoa
- 1/4 cucumber, thinly sliced
- 1 teaspoon white-wine vinegar
- Red chile flakes
- 1 teaspoon minced chives
Directions
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Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add garlic and cook, about 1 minute. Add spinach and steam, covered, until wilted, about 1 minute. Season with salt. Transfer to plate.
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Rinse pan and fill with 2 inches water; bring to a boil. Add carrot and cook until tender, about 1 minute. Transfer to plate. Reduce heat to a simmer and poach eggs, 3 to 4 minutes.
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Divide quinoa between bowls. Top with egg, spinach, carrot, and cucumber. Whisk vinegar and 2 tablespoons olive oil; season with salt. Drizzle over bowls. Sprinkle with red chili flakes and chives.
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I thought this recipe sounded a little strange but tried it & it was great! I chose to scramble my egg rather than poach it & it was delicious & filling!
One of my absolute favorite meals! I don't repeat recipes often, but I have made this one multiple times since I first found it. Flavorful and simple. Love love love.
Delicious and satisfying.
I wasn't planning on making this meal, but tonight I needed a quick dinner and happened to have everything on hand for this. Wow, am I ever glad I made it! This was my first time poaching an egg, and though it wasn't perfect, it was delicious!! Paired with the quinoa, spinach, olive oil/vinegar, and red chili flakes, this turned out to be quite a treat (I didn't have cucumber or carrots, but I'm sure that would have been even better!). Honestly, one of my favorite meals on the plan.