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Quinoa Salad with Veggies, Fruit, and Honey

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When I was reading this month’s issue of Family Fun magazine, I came across this recipe. I have modified to include ingredients I already had at home. Quinoa is a grain-like crop grown for its seeds.

Ingredients:
1 cup rinsed quinoa

2 cups of water

2 tablespoons of honey (My friend Kathleen says honey is supposed to help with JDaniel’s allergies.)

1/4 cup of lemon juice
1/2 teaspoons of coarse salt
3 tablespoons of olive oil
1 cup of cut-up pieces of apple (It calls for Granny Smith and we had Gala.)
1 cup of finely cut celery
1/3 cup of raisins (It called for golden raisins and we had regular brown ones.)
1/3 cup of finely chopped parsley (We didn’t have parsley.)
1/2 cup of chopped almonds, toasted ( I took a handful of almonds from a can of mixed nuts.)
Directions:
    1. Bring the quinoa and water to a boil.

 

    1. Reduce heat and let simmer for 15 minutes. The quinoa will be tender and the water absorbed.
    2. Let it cool.

 

    1. Mix the honey, lemon juice, and salt. Slowly add oil until blended.

 

    1. Add remaining ingredients to the quinoa and toss well.

 

    1. Add the dressing and toss.

 

    1. Season with salt and pepper.

 

  1. Serve cool.
This recipe will feed 6 to 8 people. Both JDaniel3 and JDaniel4 had seconds of this.

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Comments

  2. Thanks for posting this! I’ve recently heard about quiona, and found it at our grocery store, but I didn’t have a recipe!

  3. Delicious! I will have to try this out, especially since I am a big fan of quinoa too…check out my post! Great minds…

    Best wishes,
    Natasha.

  4. I’ve never even heard of quinoa. I’ll have to look it up sometime to see what it is. Great Q word.

  5. This sounds like it will have the perfect combination of sweet and tart, crunchy and chewy. I’ll have to try it out!

  11. That looks delicious! I have not finished reading my Family Fun…I will check it out!

  16. Looks like you found yourself a unique recipe. So healthy too. Thanks for sharing, I will have to look for Quinoa.

  17. Like others I haven’t heard of Quinoa and had to google it. So interesting. The salad looks delicious and healthy. Fun, informative post. Thank you.

  18. LOVE LOVE LOVE quinoa! It is truly a super food, used by the Aztecs. It contains more protein than any other grain.

    Love this recipe (although I will have to omit the almonds for sunflower seeds due to allergy). Another good one is to toast the quinoa and make pilaf out of it in recipes that would use rice.

    So toast your quinoa in a little butter or light oil with onions/garlic/both/neither, salt and pepper to taste, add broth (vegetable broth makes a great flavor) and simmer for about 17 minutes. Delish!

  19. I use this grain a lot since I am GF as well.

    It has such an interesting texture and I’m always pleased when people without food allergies gobble it up!

    I was hoping someone would share a Quinoa recipe and this looks wonderful!

    Thanks for helping make Alphabe-Thursday quite wonderful each and every week!

    A+

  20. This sounds really good.When I make spanish rice, I substitute half of the rice for quinoa, it is really good.
    Debbie

  24. OMG!! I totally had QUINOA Nachos last night for dinner!! I love that you know what this stuff is and you eat it too. I have fallen in love with quinoa and its healthful fiber qualities!! It is an amazing food and I love to use it ANYWAY I can. Great post and I am so happy you are promoting QUINOA this week!! Yay!

  26. Oh, I hadn’t heard of quinoa before — thanks for sharing! 🙂

    Thanks also for visiting my blog — it has been a pleasure to meet you!

    Smiles,
    Birgit

  29. Ooo…this sounds yummy! Thanks for the recipe.

    And thanks for visiting my blog! I love your blog design. I’ll come back for a visit. 🙂

  32. I have never had quinoa before. I will have to copy your recipe and try it soon.

  33. I have not had quinoa before but it sounds yummy! I like buckwheat and steel cut oats and other “grains” like that so I know it will be delish! Thanks for sharing this recipe!

  34. I like to try new recipes… Thank you for sharing. I used to be such a picky eater growing up…But then as an adult, I like to eat just about anything…well…nothing too extreme, ie cow tongue, hearts…

    Blessings & Aloha!
    (Thank you so much for stopping by!)

  36. Quinoa has become a popular ingredient at many restaurants. This looks like a great salad. Thanks for sharing.

  38. My daughter-in-law cooks with quinoa all the time, but I’ve never done so. Old habits die hard – I mean to try, but can’t ever remember that when I’m shopping.

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