Brown Butter Broccoli with Red Quinoa & Brown Rice
- 1 cup red quinoa
- 2 cups brown rice
- 1 head broccoli cut into bite-sized pieces
- 2 garlic cloves thinly sliced
- 1 Tbsp olive oil
- 2 Tbsp butter
- lemon juice
- 1/3 cup feta cheese crumbled
-
Prepare quinoa & brown rice according to package directions.
-
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
-
Toss broccoli in olive oil and place on a rimmed cooking sheet. Sprinkle with slivers of garlic. Top with salt and pepper. Roast about 15 - 20 minutes until ends start to caramelize. (taste testing for doneness is encouraged).
-
While broccoli is roasting, heat the butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Once the butter has melted, start whisking and rarely stop. The butter will eventually go to a puce/army greenish colour (not ready yet) and then you will start to see brown bits form on the bottom. You are seconds away at this point. Keep whisking another 30 seconds to 1 minute until it starts to go brown and you can smell a nutty aroma. Remove from heat immediately at this point. Keep whisking as it cools down for about 1 minute. Set aside.
-
In a large serving bowl, combine cooked rice, quinoa, broccoli & toss with brown butter.
-
Sprinkle with feta and enjoy.
