Amaranth With Tomato Type Sauce - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1 cup amaranth, seed
    2 1/2 cups water
    1 bunch spinach
    2 ripe tomatoes, skinned and coarsely chopped
    1/2 lb mushroom, sliced
    1 1/2 teaspoons oregano
    1 garlic clove, minced
    1 tablespoon onion, minced
    salt
    pepper
Preparation
    Boil the water and add amaranth, bring back to boil, reduce heat, cover and simmer for 18-20 minutes.
    Wash spinach, then simmer until tender.
    Blanch tomatoes to remove skin if desired then peel and chop [I leave the skin on]
    Heat a skillet over medium heat and add garlic and onion with a bit of broth [or oil]. Saute about 2 minutes then add tomato, mushrooms, basil, oregano, salt [Or Dash], pepper and 1 tablespoon of water.
    Drain and chop spinch and add to tomato mixture cooking for 10 to 15 minutes stirring occasionally. Stir so that you mush the tomato up a bit if desired [I sometimes leave it a bit chunky].
    Stir the sauce into the amaranth or spoon it on top.
    Notes: I use Mrs Dash Tomato and Garlic blend the most. Amaranth leaves can be used in place of spinach if you can find them.

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