Quinoa with black pepper, brown butter, and arugula from Cook This Now: 120 Easy and Delectable Dishes You Can't Wait to Make (page 150) by Melissa Clark

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  • debscooksuhhuh on November 11, 2025

    I love this as a side dish or as a base for a big bowl-based meal. It comes together quickly and easily, and it has a surprising depth of flavor from the browned butter.

  • clcorbi on January 26, 2017

    Wow, we loved this! As per Westminstress' suggestion, we made sure to chop the arugula, which melted down to practically nothing (this was a plus for me as I am not a huge fan of cooked greens). This is an easy side that is just flavorful enough to be interesting on its own. We used it as the base for a grain bowl dinner, and it was perfect for that. I could also see this being good to take as part of a picnic spread.

  • Laura on October 22, 2014

    Pg. 150. This was quick, easy, healthy, and fine, but nothing special. I made it with red quinoa and spinach. I agree with westminstr that the greens need to be increased significantly. I added 4 times what the recipe called for, and still I felt there weren't enough greens. I doubt I would make this again.

  • stockholm28 on May 23, 2014

    Simple quick dish. I used green garlic which was quite mild. Loved the brown butter.

  • westminstr on March 25, 2013

    This is a quick, easy and healthy side, and for that reason I have made it multiple times. Use a lot of arugula, because it really cooks down, and chop it to avoid it creating unpleasant clumps/tangles.

  • amraub on October 24, 2012

    A nice easy side. Not as outstanding as some of the other recipes in this book, but still good.

  • sarahcooks on April 18, 2012

    A good way to get more whole grains and greens in our diet. Soaks up sauces really well.

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