quinoa with garlic, pine nuts and raisins

a great side dish for any kind of meat! we didn't have pine nuts, so we left those out but they would be good. too bad they are so darn expensive!

1 c quinoa, rinsed well
1/4 c pine nuts
2 T olive oil
2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
1/3 c chopped fresh parsley
1/4 c raisins
1 T fresh lemon juice
s/p

1. place quinoa in sauce pan and cook over med heat until toasted, about 2 minutes. add 1 3/4 c water or broth. bring to boil. reduce heat to med low and simmer, covered until liquid is absorbed about 15 minutes. remove from heat and let sit, covered about 2 minutes.

2. toast pine nuts in a dry skillet over med high heat until golden about 3 minutes. transfer to plate. add olive and garlic to skillet and cook over med heat, stirring until golden about 2 minutes.

3. flush the quinoa with a fork. add pine nuts, garlic/olive oil mixture to quinoa. add parsley, raisins and lemon juice, season with s/p and toss.