Salmon Quinoa Risotto

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Ingredients

  • 1 cup quinoa
  • 1 onion medium, diced
  • 8 leaves kale stems removed and cut into ribbons
  • 5 garlic cloves finely chopped
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil divided
  • 10 ounces poached salmon flaked*
  • 32 ounces organic vegetable stock
  • salt

Instructions

  1. In a 4 quart saucepan, heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil over medium high heat.
  2. When oil is shimmering, add diced onion.
  3. Saute onion until transparent. Add quinoa to onion mixture and stir, to toast quinoa, for 2 minutes.
  4. Add 1 cup of vegetable stock to quinoa and onions.
  5. Stir until stock is absorbed. Once stock is absorbed, add 1 cup of stock.
  6. Continue stirring until stock is absorbed.
  7. Add remaining stock in 1/2 cup intervals, stirring until all stock is absorbed.
  8. Remove from heat.
  9. While preparing the onion quinoa mixture, heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a saute pan with chopped garlic (over medium high heat).
  10. Once garlic is sizzling, add chopped kale to the pan.
  11. Turn kale to coat with oil and garlic.
  12. Turn kale mixture until fragrant (approximately 2 minutes). Remove kale mixture from heat.

Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)

467 kcal 23% DV
Protein Fat Carbs

Macronutrients

Protein 7.8g 16% DV
Total Fat 36.3g 46% DV
Carbs 29g 11% DV
Fiber 2.7g 10% DV
Sugar 2.9g 6% DV

Electrolytes

Sodium 9966.8mg 100% DV
Potassium 207mg 4% DV
Cholesterol 6.5mg 2% DV

Vitamins & Minerals

Vitamin A 7.5mcg 1% DV
Vitamin C 21.1mg 23% DV
Vitamin D 0.1mcg
Calcium 30.5mg 2% DV
Iron 2.1mg 12% DV

* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).

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