Vegetable Quinoa

1 C Quinoa
1 TB extra-virgin olive oil
3 scallions
1 carrot, chopped
1 red bell pepper
4 o small shiitake mushrooms stemmed and chopped
2 c vegetable or chicken broth
1/2 tso thyme

1. Place quinoa in a sieve and rinse under cold running water til it runs clear.
2. Heat oil in saucepan over med heat. Add scallions, carrot, pepper and mushrooms and cook, stirring occasionally for 5 min, or lightly browned. Add quinoa, broth and thyme (I use italian seasoning mix). Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover, simmer 20 min or until all liquid absorbed.