Secret ingredient: Quinoa Primavera entree

This is so simple and versatile, and you’ll really like quinoa once you try it. Tonight, since I don’t happen to have fresh asparagus, I’m going to substitute fresh Blue Lake green beans. To ensure that the green beans are nicely cooked through ( Mr. Maven likes them a bit more cooked than al dente ) I’ll blanche them first in boiling water for just about two minutes, then drain. I also have some frozen veg in the freezer - probably not peas - so I’ll perhaps use frozen okra ( hey, I’m from the South and I have an African woman living here!) instead, or maybe the pea and carrot mixed veg.

Continue with the recipe as shown in the video.

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