Mustard Greens + Beans Quinoa
Greens + Beans Quinoa
Serves 4
3/4 cup quinoa
14 oz can garbanzo beans, drained
6 cups mustard greens, washed, trimmed of stems and cut into bite-sized pieces
2 cloves garlic, pressed or minced
1/4 cup crumbled feta cheese
2 tbsp sunflower seeds, toasted if desired
The juice of half a lemon
Dressing
2 tbsp tahini
1 tsp olive oil
2 tbsp hot water
2 tbsp lemon juice
A few pinches kosher salt (to taste)
3-5 dashes hot sauce
- Cook quinoa according to package directions.
- Heat a skillet and spray with cooking spray. Add garlic and saute for 1 minute, adding a tablespoon of water of it begins to stick. Stir in mustard greens along with more water, if necessary, and cook until wilted and tender, about 3-4 minutes. Add garbanzo beans and cook until hot. Squeeze half a lemon over beans + greens.
- Meanwhile, whisk together tahini through hot sauce for dressing.
- In a large bowl, toss quinoa, hot greens + beans, and dressing.
- Serve topped with crumbled feta cheese and sesame seeds.
Each serving about 400 calories.






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sounds fabulous!
Looks delicious. Plan to try it. Looks like sunflower seeds instead of sesame seeds.
i agree with patricia, looks awfully like sunflower seeds-but still fantastic!
You always come up with the most creative dishes
Those are sesame seeds? They look a lot like sunflower seeds to me.
Oh yum, this looks increadible! Will definatly be trying it out, I cannot wait.
Fixed it! Thanks guys. I ALWAYS mix them up!!
Just wondering–do you think this would reheat well? I was going to make a big batch (but save the feta until I served it) but I wasn’t sure how well the greens would hold up….
Stephanie,
Because the greens are cooked, they should re-heat fine.
Kath
Hey Kath. I just bought quinoa and swiss chard, do you think this recipe could work with swiss (rainbow) chard instead of mustard greens? I have all these ingredients and think I will give this a try!
Yeah, definitely
I just made this for a CSA potluck and the response was overwhelmingly positive! I thought the flavors were so fresh and delicious. Thanks for a great combination!