Shrimp Scampi & Arugula over Quinoa
From luv2blocavore 14 years ago
- 30-45 minutes to make
- Serves 2
Shrimp, lemon and garlic barely wilting bright, lemony arugula into a bed of protein-packed quinoa. This comes together really quickly, so make sure you have everything ready to roll when you fire up the sauté pan. Read more For the sake of our economy the planet, use wild-caught USA shrimp (instead of the cheaper farmed stuff from Asia). It costs more initially, but saves so much in the long run! See less
Ingredients
- 1 cup quinoa shopping list
- 1.5 cups water shopping list
- 3/4 lb. shrimp (US wild-caught preferably), cleaned and de-veined shopping list
- 1 lemon shopping list
- 3 cloves garlic finely minced shopping list
- 1/8ish cup white wine (Oregon Pinot Gris to cook and pair) shopping list
- a bunch of baby arugula (as much as you like) shopping list
- olive oil shopping list
- salt (sea or Kosher) and pepper shopping list
- 2 t. pesto (optional ... I had some cubes in the freezer) shopping list
How to make it
- Rinse quinoa in a fine sieve till water runs clear. Bring 1.5 cups water to a boil, add quinoa and a little salt, bring back to a boil, then simmer for 20 minutes. Let stand with the lid on while you do the rest. Fluff with fork before serving.
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- In a 10-inch, cold sauté pan, add 1 T olive oil (or so) and about 1 clove of the garlic. Slowly bring it up to med-high heat. Add shrimp, sauté briefly until just barely pink. Push shrimp to one side, add another T of oil and the rest of the garlic into it, swirling around a bit. Squeeze in lemon juice to taste, then a splash of wine. Crank the heat for just a few to burn off the wine. Add a little pesto if you have it or some fresh flat-leaf parsley.
- Toss arugula in a little lemon juice and your best extra virgin olive oil. Taste and adjust to how lemony you like it (or not). Season to taste with S & P.
- To plate: make a small bed of quinoa, top with arugula, then finish with the scampi and its sauce. Drizzle with a hair more olive oil (and lemon if you want).
- (This will make more quinoa than you need to serve two. Try reheating it in the morning with some soy milk, honey and cinnamon. Or sprinkle it on a salad, or put it in a frittata, or ...)
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