Ok - I used a real reciped for this one - and....it actually turned out!!!! The family even liked it. I was afraid they wouldn't like the quinoa, but I told them it was stuffing so they would put it in their mouths. They knew first bite that it wasn't stuffing, but they liked it. They didn't believe me that it was quinoa though because they had both tasted that before and didn't like. That's because quinoa will take on the flavor of what you cook it with! Here's the recipe:
Ingredients:
- 1/4 cup quinoa
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 tbls fresh parsley
- 1 tbls fresh basil
- 1 tsp lemon zest
- 4 flounder fillets
- 2 tbls Parmesan cheese
- 4 lemon slices
- 2 tbls red wine vinegar
- ground black pepper
- 1/2 cup water
Directions:
- Stir together the quinoa, 1/2 cup water, parsley, basil, and lemon zest in a small sauce pan over high heat. Bring to boil, then reduce heat to med-low, cover and simmer until the quinoa is tender (about 20 minutes - or something to do the night before you make the entire recipe)
- Preheat the oven's broiler and set the oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source.
- Lightly grease a small baking dish.
- Spoon a quarter of the quinoa mixture onto each flounder fillet. Fold the other side of the flounder over mixture, sprinkle with pepper, and top with a lemon slice. (I had to insert a toothpick to hold them together while cooking).
- Put stuffed fillets in the baking dish. Add vinegar and remaining water.
- Broil in the preheated oven until the flounder flakes easily with a fork, and the flesh is opaque -- about 3 - 4 minutes.
Paired this with some homemade coleslaw and sauteed asparagus.
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