Sweet 'n' Spicy Potato Quinoa

I'm a huge fan of quinoa, but not as a bland side dish. The best way to prepare it, in my opinion, is right along side other tasty ingredients. 

For this recipe, you'll need:

1 onion, chopped

1 potato, in small pieces

1 jalepeno pepper, chopped 

1 clove garlic, minced

2 big handfuls of spinach
6-7 dried apricots, chopped

Paprika

Cumin
Salt and Pepper

Add about 2 tbsp of the oil of your choice into a sautee pan, along with the onion, potato and jalepeno. Sautee until the onions begin to brown, then add the garlic and cook for about 1 minute.

Throw in the spinach, apricots, and spices to your liking, along with about 1/2 cup of water; the water will reconstitute the apricots, steam the spinach, and allow the spices to penitrate the onions and potatoes.

 After most of the water has evaporated, add the quinoa and the appropriate water amount (according the package directions), and cover until the quinoa is done.  

I served mine with a big spoonful of guacamole and white bean hummus. If you're eating dairy, this would be great with some greek yogurt or sour cream!