simple quinoa recipes

Basically – cook the quinoa, add ingredients or cool and add, then taste for spices.  Or cook with ingredients and add more at the end.

500 best Quinao recipes. Camilla V. Saulsbury. HPL: 641.631 SAU

GREEK Quinoa Salad

Cook and cool 3 cups of white or black Quinoa

Combine 1 peeled and chopped cucumber, 1 chopped red bell pepper, 1 cup chopped or halved cherry\grape tomatos, 2/3 cup chopped red onion, 2/3 cup feta cheese, 1/2 brine-cured black olives (14 oz chick peas)

Whisk 2 tbsp fresh dill, 3 tbsp red vinegar and 3 tbsp olive oil, 1tsp dijon mustard, salt, pepper

Mix cucumber + quinoa, dress with dressing. refrig for 30min – 2 hours.

CARIBBEAN peas and Quinoa

Rinse one cup of Quinoa, combine with 1 clove garlic, 1 tsp drived thyme, 1/2 tsp all spice, 1 cup light coconut mile, 1 cup chick stock and hot pepper sauce to taste. BOIL, reduce, cover and simmer for 12-15 minutes. Fluff

Stir in 1 can drained and rinsed dark kidney beans. Salt, pepper. Stand for 5 mintues to warm beans

PARMESAN Lemon chickpeas and Quinao

Heat 2 tsp oil in sauce pan. Add 3/4 cup quinoa, 1.5 tsp ground coriander, 1.5 cups water to boil. reduce, cover simmer 10-11 minutes until not quite dry. Add 1 can (14-19 oz) chickpeas and simmer 2-3 minutes until liquid done. Take off heat, covered for 5 minutes, then fluff.

Add 1/2 cup parsley, 1 tsp lemon zest, 1 tbsp lemon juice, salt and pepper, 1/4 cup parmesan cheese.

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