Lemon-Scented Quinoa

Ingredients

• Lemon zest

  1 tsp or 2g

• Olive oil

  Salad or cooking

  1 ½ tbsp or 20g

• Quinoa

  Uncooked

  1 cup or 170g

• Lemon juice

  Raw

  2 tsp or 10g

Directions

1. Wash quinoa in 3 changes of cold water in a bowl, draining in a sieve each time.
2. Cook quinoa in a medium pot of boiling salted water (1 tablespoon salt for 2 quarts water), uncovered, until almost tender, about 15 minutes. Drain in sieve, then set sieve over same pot above 1 inch of simmering water (water should not touch bottom of sieve). Cover quinoa with a folded kitchen towel, then cover sieve with a lid (don't worry if lid doesn't fit tightly) and steam over simmering water until tender, fluffy, and dry, about 10 minutes. Remove pot from heat and remove lid. Let stand, still covered with towel, 5 minutes.
3. Transfer quinoa to a bowl and stir in oil, zest, lemon juice, and 1/4 teaspoon salt.

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