Spring Quinoa Bowl
This spring quinoa bowl celebrates spring with asparagus, peas and rocket tossed with lemon, quinoa, feta and basil. Spring has sprung!
So Spring is finally upon us! Well, almost upon us… We’re not quite there in Michigan yet, there have been some tauntingly sunshiney days, but its still pretty chilly.
I’m not going to let this cramp my style though, Spring has officially sprung in Emma’s Little Kitchen! Todays recipe is a gorgeous green explosion of spring vegetables and fresh lemony flavour. Asparagus, peas and rocket are cooked with lemon juice, tossed with quinoa and then sprinkled with basil and feta.
Its an incredibly simple dish, and comes together in less than 30 minutes. Plus the fresh, light flavour provides a little respite from all of the hearty winter food we’ve been eating.
Dig in folks, happy Spring!
- 1 cup dried quinoa
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 bunch of asparagus, the woody ends cut off and then chopped into 2 inch pieces (about 3-4 cups)
- 1 juice of 1 lemon
- 1 cup peas, defrosted
- 1 cup rocket
- ¼ cup basil, julienned
- ½ cup feta, crumbled
- Cook quinoa according to package instructions, it should take about 15 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside. I use the quinoa cooking time to prepare the other vegetables.
- Heat olive oil over medium heat in a large skillet
- Add asparagus, and toss in olive oil to coat
- Add lemon juice, and cook until asparagus is tender but retains some bite (about 8 minutes)
- Add peas, rocket, basil and cooked quinoa to the pan, and toss everything together
- Sprinkle with feta, and serve
Love all the spring flavors going on here! It’s still pretty chilly here in Minnesota too – but I’m hopeful that will start turning around soon!
Thanks Taylor, IT SNOWED LAST NIGHT! Ugh longest winter ever 🙂
I am so glad that Spring and asparagus season are here! This dish looks light yet still filling, and it’s so pretty with all of those green vegetables!
Thanks Kristine 🙂
Need to try this, perhaps for tomorrow lunch! Thanks for sharing it with us, Emma 🙂
You are so welcome! Let me know if you try it:)
Oooh, this looks lovely, Emma. Those peas and asparagus are just screaming of spring. Love this bright green dish!
Thanks Katie, me too!
This looks lovely Emma! I love how bright and colorful this quinoa bowl looks, perfect for spring!
Thanks Manali!
So excited to try this recipe!
This quinoa bowl is gorgeous – all those beautiful green colours shout out spring! Definitely going to try this out soon! 😀
My quinoa just finished and now how I wish I had some quinoa left so I could make this for dinner tonight!! Will be making soon for sure!!
These fresh, fast, quinoa bowls are my favorite. They are substantial and filling but feel so healthy to eat. Love the addition of all the lovely green veggies and anything with feta is all right with me.
Yay yay yay for spring! Love all the veggies you’ve stuffed into this!
Love this, Emma! This is the perfect spring meal – it’s so fresh and colorful. Quinoa is the perfect blank slate for this! It still isn’t really spring here either, but I’m trying to stay positive too 🙂
Spring! I love how absolutely simple and fresh this quinoa bowl is. Can’t wait to make it!