Quinoa With Toasted Walnuts

• 1/4 cup walnuts
• 2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil
• 2 tablespoons finely chopped shallots
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic
• 1 cup quinoa
• 1 1/4 cups vegetable stock
• 1 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme
• 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh chives
• 1 tablespoon toasted walnut oil
• 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

1. Heat a skillet over medium heat; cook and stir walnuts until toasted and fragrant, 3 to 5 minutes.
2. Heat olive oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat; swirl to coat. Add shallots; saute until tender, about 1 minute. Add garlic; saute until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add quinoa; cook and stir until toasted, about 2 minutes.
3. Mix vegetable stock, thyme, and salt into quinoa mixture; bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer until liquid is absorbed and quinoa is tender, about 12 minutes.
4. Mix quinoa, walnuts, chives, walnut oil, and black pepper together in a bowl.

walnuts, extravirgin olive oil, shallots, garlic, quinoa, vegetable stock, thyme, kosher salt, fresh chives, toasted walnut oil, freshly ground black pepper

Taken from www.allrecipes.com/recipe/257868/quinoa-with-toasted-walnuts/ (may not work)