Broccoli Pesto with Quinoa

By Sarah-Lyn

http://foodfitnessfreshair.com/

Ingredients

• 1 cup quinoa
• 6 cups broccoli florets
• 3 garlic cloves
• 1/4 cup pumpkin seeds
• 1/4 cup walnuts
• 1/2 cup nutritional yeast
• 1 lemon, juiced
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• 1 tsp. salt, plus pinch
• 1/2 tsp. pepper, or to taste
• serves 4

Details

Adapted from foodfitnessfreshair.com

Preparation

Step 1

Bring quinoa and 2 and 1/3 cups of water to a boil. Reduce heat to a simmer, and cook 20 minutes, until quinoa is sprouted and tender.

Steam broccoli in a steamer basket. After 3 minutes, remove 4 cups and set aside for pesto. Cook remaining 2 cups another 2-3 minutes, or until fork tender, and cut into bite-sized pieces.

Meanwhile, blend garlic and pumpkin seeds in a food processor. Add walnuts, nutritional yeast, salt and pepper, lemon and 4 cups of cooked broccoli. Start to process in food processor, and begin streaming in olive oil. Puree until pesto is smooth.
Toss pesto with quinoa. Stir in remaining 2 cups of broccoli.