Quinoa rice pilau with dill & roasted tomatoes recipe - Recipes - BBC Good Food

Quinoa rice pilau with dill & roasted tomatoes recipe - Recipes - BBC Good Food:

'via Blog this'

 and I gave it a go....

Ingredients

• 250g cherry tomatoes , halved  (  I used some dehydrated baby tomatoes
• 4 tbsp olive oil
• 1 onion , thinly sliced
• 3 sticks celery , sliced
• ½ tsp cumin seeds
• 2 garlic cloves , finely chopped
• 100g basmati rice (brown or white)- optional IMO
• 140g quinoa
• 2 x 20g packs dill , chopped
• 500ml chicken or vegetable stock (from a cube is fine)
• 50g pine nuts , toasted
• white fish, such as sea bass , to serve ( optional)

1. Heat oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4. Put the tomatoes on a baking sheet and drizzle with 2 tbsp olive oil and some seasoning. Roast for 15 mins, remove and set aside.
2. Heat the remaining olive oil in a large pan. Add the onion, celery, cumin and garlic, then season to taste. Fry on a medium heat for 10 mins until golden. Add the rice, quinoa, dill and stock. Cover with a lid and cook for 12-15 mins or until the rice is soft. Add the tomatoes and pine nuts, and gently stir through. Serve with white fish or a green salad