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Ingredients
2 teaspoons olive oil
1/3 cup yellow onion (diced)
1 garlic clove (minced)
3 teaspoons smoked paprika
2 cups vegetable stock
1 cup white quinoa
1 ripe, fresh avocado (peeled, pitted, cubed)
2 teaspoons lime juice
2/3 cup small white beans, rinsed and drained
1 cup baby spinach
Instructions
Heat 1 teaspoon of oil in a heavy-bottomed saucepan. Add onion and cook over medium-low heat until soft, about 3 minutes.
Add minced garlic and cook 1 minute more. Add smoked paprika. Stir and cook 1 more minute. Add rinsed quinoa and stir to combine.
Add the vegetable stock and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and let simmer 10-15 minutes. Uncover and fluff with a fork.
Sprinkle the cubed avocado with lime juice and a pinch of kosher salt. Mix gently and set aside.
In a separate sautée pan, heat the remaining 1 tsp olive oil. Add white beans and spinach. Cook over medium heat until beans are heated through and spinach is wilted.
Add quinoa pilaf, stir to combine, and then spoon into serving bowls.
Top each bowl with a generous spoonful of the cubed avocado.
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