Quinoa And Spinach Pilaf - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 tablespoon unsalted butter
1 small yellow onion, finely chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
1 cup quinoa
1 1/4 cups water
5 (5 ounce) packages baby spinach
1 tablespoon grated lemon zest
salt and ground black pepper to taste

Preparation

Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium heat; cook and stir onion and garlic until onion is softened, about 4 minutes. Add quinoa to onion mixture; cook and stir for about 1 minute more.
Pour water over quinoa mixture; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium, cover saucepan, and simmer until quinoa is tender and water is absorbed, about 20 minutes.
Stir spinach and lemon zest into quinoa mixture; season with salt and pepper.