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Quinoa Risotto with Prawns, Basil & Tomatoes

A light, easy risotto made with quinoa. Perfect for the Summer months, extremely tasty and won't leave you feeling heavy or bloated.

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Quinoa Risotto with Prawns, Basil & Tomatoes
October 7, 2013
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Quinoa Risotto with Prawns, Basil & Tomatoes

HELLLOOOOO daylight savings!!

If you know me, you’ll know I absolutely LOVE daylight savings. Sure, it’s great to have daylight to do stuff, leave work and it’s still bright outside; but more importantly, it means I can cook later and photograph my dinner, at dinner time! No longer do I have to jam pack my weekend with all the cooking and photographing, I can spread it out during the week 🙂

I love that Summer is on it’s way, the warm weather, and Summer holidays. This recipe I made last Summer, and it was fabulous. With the weather warming up, this lighter take on the risotto is easy to make, and won’t leave you feeling bloated like a normal risotto would. 
Quinoa Risotto with Prawns, Basil & Tomatoes
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250g punnet cherry tomatoes, halved
1/4 cup (60ml) olive oil
1 tsp caster sugar
1 onion, finely chopped
2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
1 long red chilli, finely chopped
1.5 cups (300g) quinoa
1 tbs tomato paste
1/3 cup (625ml) chicken stock
20 cooked, peeled (tails intact) prawns
1/3 cup oregano or basil

1. Preheat oven to 160C. Place tomatoes, cut-side up, on a baking tray and drizzle with 1 tbs oil. Scatter with sugar and salt. Bake for 25 minutes or until softened.

2. Meanwhile, heat remaining 2 tbs oil in a large saucepan over medium-low heat. Cook onion, stirring, for 3-4 minutes until softened. Add garlic and chilli, then cook, stirring for 1-2 minutes until fragrant. Add the quinoa, stirring to coat the grains, then stir in tomato paste and wine. Simmer for 1 minute or until wine has evaporated.

3. Add stock and bring to a simmer. Cook, stirring occasionally, for 20 minutes or until quinoa is tender. Stir in prawns to warm through, then stir in tomatoes and half the basil/oregano. Season, then scatter with remaining oregano and serve.

Comments

9 comments on “Quinoa Risotto with Prawns, Basil & Tomatoes
  1. Helen (Grab Your Fork)

    Love quinoa but still haven’t tried making a risotto with it. Will have to give this a go soon!

    Reply
    October 8, 2013 at 12:13 am
  2. leaf (the indolent cook)

    This sounds delicious. I’ve been cooking often with quinoa this year, but not with this flavour profile. Yum!

    Reply
    October 8, 2013 at 12:54 am
  3. Tina @ bitemeshowme

    Like helen, Love quinoa but never thought to make a risotto from it! Very interesting..

    Reply
    October 8, 2013 at 9:52 am
  4. Julie

    always been curious about quinoa risotta 🙂 give it a go soon!

    Reply
    October 8, 2013 at 5:20 pm
  5. Maureen | Orgasmic Chef

    Brag, brag, brag. What I wouldn’t give to have daylight savings. It’s the biggest drawback to living in Queensland.

    *maybe* I’d feel better with this risotto. 🙂

    Reply
    October 8, 2013 at 10:51 pm
  6. GourmetGetaways

    Oh this looks so good!
    I have been junking out lately and I really do need to STOP!
    This would be a tsty compromise 🙂

    Reply
    October 9, 2013 at 3:08 pm
  7. Christina @ The Hungry Australian

    I’m loving the longer days, too. Hooray for warmer weather and for dishes like this!

    Reply
    October 12, 2013 at 8:46 am
  8. Heidi - Apples Under My Bed

    Oh I hear ya! Yay for more light!!!!! Love quinoa. x

    Reply
    October 14, 2013 at 12:48 pm
  9. milkteaxx

    i love daylight saving too, longer days make me so much more productive! recently hopped on the quinoa bandwagon so defs trying this out. thanks!

    Reply
    November 5, 2013 at 12:53 pm

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