eatingwell cookbook giveaway and warm quinoa and arugula salad recipe
A show of hands, who likes to do dishes? Oh that’s funny, me neither. It’s not that I really dislike dishes, it’s just I would rather be reading a book to my daughters than scrubbing in the sink. Enter the EatingWell One Pot Meals Cookbook, by Jessie Price and the EatingWell Test Kitchen, published by Countryman Press 2011. It is packed full of healthy meals all using just one pot. And I’m giving a copy away. Right here! That’s right, it is my very first giveaway. Yipee! Rules for entry are below the recipe.
First I want to talk about the recipe I just developed for this giveaway, using only one pot.
The thing about cooking in one pot is that flavors can fall flat if you don’t take care to develop them. Especially if the dish is vegan like this one. Trust me, when I came up with the concept for this warm quinoa salad I was tempted to use more than one pot. But I wanted to see if I could make it taste really good and keep the one pot promise.
Here was my dilemma: Quinoa takes on such a rich nutty flavor when it is toasted, so I wanted to include a toasting step. I was tempted to toast it in the oven, but that would require a baking sheet. So I toasted it in the dry saucepan, swirling it around to keep it from scorching. It ended up working perfectly. Then I rinsed it to wash away the bitter saponin. I also wanted to roast the red pepper in the oven, but I opted to caramelize it in the same saucepan with the shallot. It only took about five minutes to cook it, stirring occasionally, to intensify and brown the natural sugars. The quinoa then cooks in the liquid with these caramelized vegetables and takes on their flavor. All that is mounded on top of a pile of peppery greens and drizzled with a zippy honey mustard dressing. The results were beyond yummy and I only had one pot to wash!
Ingredients
- 1 ¼ cup dry quinoa
- ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil, divided
- 1 large red bell pepper, diced
- 1 large shallot, minced
- 1 teaspoon herbes de provence
- 1 teaspoon salt, divided
- 2 ½ cups water
- 3 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
- 1 tablespoon whole-grain mustard
- 1 teaspoon honey
- ¼ teaspoon freshly ground pepper, plus more to taste
- 9 cups baby arugula, washed and spun dry
Instructions
- Place quinoa in a large dry saucepan over medium-high heat. Toast quinoa, occasionally swirling the saucepan, until aromatic, starting to darken and crackle and pop, 3 to 5 minutes. Pour the quinoa into a large fine-mesh sieve and rinse under cold running water until no longer foamy, about 30 seconds.
- Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the saucepan over medium heat. Add red bell pepper, shallot, herbes de provence and ½ teaspoon salt and cook until the vegetables are softened and starting to brown, 4 to 5 minutes. Add 2 ½ cups water, cover, increase heat to high and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to maintain simmer and cook, undisturbed, until the liquid has been absorbed, 15 to 20 minutes.
- Meanwhile, stir together the remaining 3 tablespoons oil, the remaining ½ teaspoon salt, cider vinegar, mustard, honey and ¼ teaspoon ground pepper in a small dish.
- Divide arugula among 6 plates. Drizzle half of the dressing over the arugula (about 2 teaspoons per plate.) Mound quinoa on the arugula (about 2/3 cup per plate) and drizzle with the remaining dressing (another 2 teaspoons per plate.) Grind more pepper on top if desired.
The Prize: a brand new copy of the EatingWell One Pot Meals Cookbook, copyright 2011. Delivered right to your door.
Entry Requirements:
How to Enter: Leave a comment on this post telling me your favorite one pot meal.
Deadline: Friday, January 20th 2012, 12 noon Eastern Standard Time. Winner will be announced by 2 pm on January 21st. The winner will be announced right here, and on the HSR facebook page and on twitter. The winner will have 48 hours to contact me with his/her shipping address.
THIS GIVE-AWAY IS NOW CLOSED. THE WINNER IS NUMBER#5 JULIA VAUGHN! Congratulations Julia! Please contact me here and give me your address so I can send that out to you!
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Details, Details: This giveaway is open to U.S. Residents only. No purchase necessary to enter. Winner will be selected at random through Random.org. All entries received after the giveaway closing day and time will not be considered. Entries that do not follow the entry requirements will not be considered. I’m going to check too! Winner will be announced by 2 pm on January 21st. The winner will be announced right here, on the HSR facebook page and on twitter. The winner will have 48 hours to contact me with his/her shipping address. If the winner does not reply within 48 hours, another winner will be selected.
I don’t do Twitter or Facebook, so I’ll have to comment here and cross my fingers! Should I won the book, I’d love to have the dear authoress sign it, as well as her sweet little sister.
My favorite one pot meal – my grandmother’s brownie recipe! It’s delicious!Pot roast is a close second; that smell is so alluring…
I’ve recently become obsessed with the “one pot meal” idea as it gives me an excuse to use my new dutch oven (Great X-mas gift, Mom!).
I’ve been loving the Weight Watchers chicken and sausage gumbo:
Brown up the meats w/onion, saute in veggies (I’ve been using frozen okra, bell pepper, and corn) and garlic (lots!). Add stock to deglaze, then crushed tomatoes, bay leaf, thyme, and S&P. Cover and let simmer >5min.
I like to add in Tabasco and scallion on top before I eat it. Adds a little warmth to the chilly Texas winter
I adore your site, Katie! Always great food, beautiful pictures, and a fun way to keep up with you and your family.
With love and best dishes!
~Taylor
my favorite is your Braised Beef with Penne. The directions were clear but I couldn’t find the Add Comment icon.
My favorite one pot meal? Definitely a classic beef stew. Chop it all up, add spices and broth, and let it simmer all day long.
My favorite would be my husband’s chicken & orzo soup… delish & adored by the whole family!
My favorite one pot meal has to be cream of potato soup with dumplings! It’s one of my husband’s favorite soups and it is super easy to make! Delicious every time!
My favorite on pot is lentil soup… made it last night and it was delightful!!
Great giveaway
My favorite one pot meal is chicken and bean stew.
Most any risotto or tajine is one-pot. Tajine on the way for tonight.
My favorite one pot is red lentil soup. yum
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Hi Katie,
My sister used to make an awesome treat when we were on the road. I guess it could be called a “dish”. A cold one at that…
She would take a can of pinto beans, a can of crushed tomatoes, a pint of sour cream, some chopped onion, and shredded orange cheese (I think it was cheddar) and she’s stir it all together, and we’d use tortilla chips for utensils…
More a “dip” but we considered it a complete meal!
My favorite one pot meal is homemade soup be it veg, potato, tomato, chicken or beef.
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I make a balsamic chicken in the crock pot that is a great one pot meal! It’s great with pasta too, but I tend to eat it plain. Even the hubby and baby love it!
My favorite 1 pot meat is Beef Stew. Beef, carrots, potatoes, and onion. Delicious!
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Love my vegetarian chili (black, kidney and garbanzo bean base). Could eat it with cornbread for the rest of my life!
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My favorite one pot meal is any kind of chili. Especially when I can set it up in my crock pot in the morning and dinner’s ready when I get home from work!
“kociolek” (polish dish) a medley of vegetables, pork and bacon
I like to make vegetable stews. Big chunky vegetables and a thick gravy.
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I love roasted chicken thighs with roasted veggies! I make it in a casserole dish.
My favorite one pot meal is the minestrone soup, hearty and comforting
Chili! Or chicken and dumplings. Both sounding pretty good in the 30 degree weather we’ve got right now.
i love your photographs!