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Aromatic Quinoa with Chickpeas and Orange

A quinoa pilaf perfumed like a Constantinopolitan rice dish: sweated carrot, fennel and onion with cumin, cinnamon and star anise, tossed with chickpeas, golden raisins, parsley and candied orange peel.

  • YieldServes 4
  • Hands-on40 min
  • Total56 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

  • 120 mlextra-virgin Greek olive oil, divided
  • 2medium carrots, diced
  • 1small fennel bulb, diced
  • 1red onion, diced
  • 1 tspground cumin, a scant teaspoon
  • ½ tspground cinnamon
  • 1star anise pod
  • 1 clovegarlic, chopped
  • 1orange, peel only, removed in strips 2.5 cm wide with a vegetable peeler and cut into julienne
  • 2 tbspsugar
  • 170 gdried quinoa, rinsed
  • 320 gcooked or good-quality canned chickpeas, drained
  • 75 ggolden raisins
  • 25 gfresh parsley, chopped
  • to tastesalt and freshly ground black pepper

Diet

  • Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)
  • Vegan
  • Mediterranean

Contains

  • Sulfites
  • Legumes (any)
  • Chickpeas
  • Quinoa
  • Olive
  • Grapes
  • Citrus fruits (any)
  • Orange
  • Onion family (any)
  • Onion
  • Garlic
  • Fennel
  • Carrot
  • Parsley
  • Black and white pepper
  • Cinnamon
  • Cumin
  • Star anise

Taste

  • Sweet
  • Sour / bright
  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Bitter
  • Richness / fat
  • Herbal / fresh
  • Aromatic spice

Equipment

  • Stovetop

Season

  • Any season

Occasion

  • Weeknight
  • Meal prep

Effort

  • 20–45 min active
  • 30–60 min total
  • Difficulty 2
  • Make-ahead friendly
  • Leftovers-friendly

Nutrition

  • Calories: high
  • Protein: high
  • Carbs: high
  • Fat: high
  • Fiber: high
  • Sodium: low

Budget

  • Budget: low

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