Spiced Lemon Quinoa

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons yellow split peas
  • 5 teaspoons mild olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon black or brown mustard seeds
  • 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
  • 5 fresh curry leaves (optional)*
  • 1 serrano chile, minced
  • 1/2 teaspoon turmeric
  • About 1/2 tsp. kosher salt
  • 1 1/2 qts. (5 oz.) loosely packed baby spinach
  • 1 cup red or white quinoa, cooked as package directs with 1/2 tsp. kosher salt
  • About 1 1/2 tbsp. lemon juice
  • 1 tablespoon chopped cilantro

Description

Back Home In South India, Sunset Reader Kavita Aiyar's Mom Made Traditional Lemon Rice Scattered With Channa Dal (a Yellow, Lentil-like Legume). At Her Home In Silicon Valley, Kavita Cooks Quinoa Instead Of Rice And Adds Spinach Or Other Greens, "bas

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