10 Minute Summer Pasta Primavera

10-Minute Summer Vegetables & Quinoa

Ingredients

·        1 small zucchini

·        2 small chopped tomatoes

·        1 tablespoon pesto (store bought is not vegan)

·        1/2 cups fresh spinach 

·        1/3 cup chickpeas (optional)

·        Fresh parsley

·        Pine nuts (optional)

·        3/4 cup quinoa (I used Trader Joe's Harvest Grains Blend)

·        1-1/2 cups water 

Directions:

1-  Boil the water either over the stove or in a kettle.

2-  Combine the pesto, zucchini, and tomato in a saucepan and sauté for 5 minutes.

3-  Meanwhile, add the quinoa to the boiling water in a saucepan. Let the water reboil. Lower heat and simmer for 10 minutes. 

4-  Add the spinach and chickpeas to the zucchini and tomato mixture and cook for another 3 minutes (or until the spinach has wilted).

5-   Pour the vegetables over the quinoa and top with fresh parsley and pine nuts.