Quinoa Pilaf - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup quinoa, rinsed
1/2 cup onion, finely diced
1/2 cup mushroom, diced
1 garlic clove, minced
2 teaspoons olive oil
1/2 cup canned baby peas
2 cups boiling water
salt and pepper

Preparation

Toast rinsed quinoa in medium saucepan for 5 minutes.
Remove from pan.
Add oil, onion, mushrooms and garlic to pan and cook until onions are soft, about 4 minutes.
Add boiling water, peas and toasted quinoa to pot.
Cover pot and simmer 15 minutes.
Stir before serving.
Note: edited on 5/30/05 to include covering pot in step 5.