Quinoa Confetti Pilaf

Name: Quinoa Confetti Pilaf
Ingredients: 1/2 cup red quinoa -- rinsed and drained; 1/2 cup golden quinoa -- rinsed and drained; 1 tablespoon butter; 1 1/3 cups water; 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil + more as needed for onions and zucchini; 4 ounces sliced prosciutto -- cut into 1/4" pieces; 1 large fennel bulb -- sliced 1/8" thick; 1 medium sweet yellow onion -- sliced 1/8" thick; salt and pepper; 3 cups zucchini -- cut 1/2" thick; 1 large red bell pepper -- diced; 3 cloves garlic -- minced; 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano; 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme

Quinoa Confetti Pilaf was pinched from <a href="http://savoringtoday.com/2012/09/19/quinoa-confetti-pilaf-september-sides/" target="_blank">savoringtoday.com.</a>

"Crisp prosciutto, caramelized onion and fennel with sautéed zucchini and red pepper tossed in tender quinoa. A light, complete meal or all-in-one side dish any night of the week...."

INGREDIENTS

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1/2 cup red quinoa -- rinsed and drained

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1/2 cup golden quinoa -- rinsed and drained

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1 tablespoon butter

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1 1/3 cups water

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2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil + more as needed for onions and zucchini

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4 ounces sliced prosciutto -- cut into 1/4" pieces

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1 large fennel bulb -- sliced 1/8" thick

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1 medium sweet yellow onion -- sliced 1/8" thick

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salt and pepper

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3 cups zucchini -- cut 1/2" thick

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1 large red bell pepper -- diced

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3 cloves garlic -- minced

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1/2 teaspoon dried oregano

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1/2 teaspoon dried thyme

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