Brown Butter Quinoa Salad with Caramelized Onions and Kale

From: LeaveDinnertoLettie.com

Serves 4 as a side dish

Ingredients

1 cup uncooked Quinoa

1 medium Onion, sliced

1/4 cup Butter

Zest and Juice of 1 Lemon

10 Basil leaves

1 Red Pepper, roasted and chopped

1 bunch of Green Kale, pulled into pieces

Salt

Pepper

Olive Oil

Instructions

Cook quinoa according to package directions. Once cooked, place in a bowl and let cool. Add the kale to it so it wilts slightly.

Place the onions in a warm pan over medium heat with a little bit of olive oil. Season with salt. Let slowly cook and caramelize. Stir every once in awhile so they don't stick to the pan. If they start to burn turn down the heat a little and add a small amount of water. The idea behind caramelized onions is slow over low heat.

Place the butter over medium heat in a pot and let brown. This will take about 10 minutes depending on the stove. You want to just smell the nutty flavor, but you don't want it to burn.

Chop up the basil leaves, then add those along with the rest of the ingredients to the quinoa. Season to taste with salt and pepper. You can serve this dish either warm or cold.