Quinoa is becoming one of my new favorite foods. But over time I’ve been converted, mainly due to excellent recipes like this quinoa salad from The Perfect Pantry or these quinoa burgers that inspired today’s recipe
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Lately quinoa has been my go-to dish when I want a quick and healthy meal. I shared the recipe for my Asian quinoa with avocado before and this dish is a delicious variation
Cook quinoa as directed Mix together quinoa, corn, cilantro, green onion and tomatoes. 1 cup quinoa 1-1/2 cup corn1/2 cup fresh chopped cilantro1/2 cup green onion2 diced tomatoes2 avocados, peeled, pitted and cubed 1/2 tsp salt1/2 tsp pepper Lemon Vinigrette1/3 cup olive oil1 tsp dried thyme2 tbsp fresh parsley 2 cloves fresh garlic1 lemonRecipe. Cook quinoa as directed Mix together quinoa, corn, cilantro, green onion and tomatoesWisk olive oil, thyme, parsley, garlic, and lemon juice together to make lemon vinigretteFold in avocado and lemon vinagrette to quinoa mixtureSeason with salt and pepper 1 cup quinoa
OK, as I mentioned last week, I finally discovered quinoa. Oh the things you can do with quinoa. I was actually contacted last week to potentially review a cookbook all about quinoa
bag of red quinoa. I’d only ever tried white quinoa before, but figure red was pretty much the same. I kind of miss my white quinoa, but on the plus side, red quinoa holds its shape better, so it’s great in veggie burgers, salads, soups, etc
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Ever since I made quinoa into delicious pizza bites I’ve been on the hunt for unconventional recipes that turn quinoa from a bland staple into something you’d actually look forward to eating
Sometimes it's quite simple, like grilled chicken breasts and baked sweet potatoes, and sometimes it's a little more ambitious, but whatever the meal, we aim for protein and vegetables, sometimes with brown rice or quinoa, and as little processed, prepared food as possible
It started at the weekend when I had a good friend over the lunch and then, as I had prepared too much quinoa and had leftover chicken, I made this chicken quinoa casserole with mexican flavors