Quinoa recipes?

DaphneSW

Hi all!
I really want to begin meal prepping in advance and the first thing I want work with is Quinoa..
What are your favourite quinoa salad recipes? That are preferably easy and cheap

sanfromny

I just saw an awesome recipe on food network this weekend. It was on Tia Mowry's show

sanfromny

Here it is

http://www.cookingchanneltv.com/recipes/tia-mowry/quinoa-breakfast-bowl-with-crispy-kale-chips.html

KVS1985

I like to make Southwestern Style Quinoa. Not sure on the exact amount of quinoa you want to use. But I take a can of corn, rinse it and toss it in. Same with black beans, low sodium of course and rinse well. Then I chop up some red onion, bell pepper and tomatoes. I add in some lime juice, cumin, salt and pepper. Then top it all off with diced avocado.

DaphneSW

KVS1985 wrote: »

I like to make Southwestern Style Quinoa. Not sure on the exact amount of quinoa you want to use. But I take a can of corn, rinse it and toss it in. Same with black beans, low sodium of course and rinse well. Then I chop up some red onion, bell pepper and tomatoes. I add in some lime juice, cumin, salt and pepper. Then top it all off with diced avocado.

mmmm this sounds delicious. Could be a bit cheeky and add some feta cheese. thank you for the ideas

jasmine_noel

Here's a few:

http://www.ambitiouskitchen.com/2013/04/crunchy-cashew-thai-quinoa-salad-with-ginger-peanut-dressing
http://www.mountainmamacooks.com/2012/08/crispy-chickpea-butternut-squash-salad/
http://www.skinnytaste.com/2012/03/spinach-and-quinoa-salad-with.html
http://tastykitchen.com/recipes/salads/quinoa-salad-with-black-beans-avocado-and-cumin-lime-dressing/

This one does not have quinoa in the recipe, but I like to make a batch of this salad and eat it with quinoa -
http://www.marthastewart.com/340683/greek-salad-with-chickpeas

Not a salad:
http://www.marthastewart.com/866958/roasted-red-pepper-soup-quinoa-salsa
(I just buy tomato/red pepper soup from Trader Joe's and make my own salsa.)

DaphneSW

jasmine_noel wrote: »

Here's a few:

http://www.ambitiouskitchen.com/2013/04/crunchy-cashew-thai-quinoa-salad-with-ginger-peanut-dressing
http://www.mountainmamacooks.com/2012/08/crispy-chickpea-butternut-squash-salad/
http://www.skinnytaste.com/2012/03/spinach-and-quinoa-salad-with.html
http://tastykitchen.com/recipes/salads/quinoa-salad-with-black-beans-avocado-and-cumin-lime-dressing/

This one does not have quinoa in the recipe, but I like to make a batch of this salad and eat it with quinoa -
http://www.marthastewart.com/340683/greek-salad-with-chickpeas

Not a salad:
http://www.marthastewart.com/866958/roasted-red-pepper-soup-quinoa-salsa
(I just buy tomato/red pepper soup from Trader Joe's and make my own salsa.)

Wow! A gold mine of resources. Thank you very much

ald783

I use quinoa and farro pretty interchangeably, so these are some favorites and I'll use either grain depending on what I have on hand:

http://www.lifesambrosia.com/2012/11/farro-cranberry-and-goat-cheese-salad-recipe.html
http://www.laaloosh.com/2013/05/16/crunchy-thai-quinoa-recipe/
http://www.skinnytaste.com/2013/04/mediterranean-quinoa-salad.html
http://withsaltandwit.com/walnut-grape-kale-quinoa-salad-white-balsamic-dressing/

jgnatca

Cheapest and simplest is to treat it like a side dish just like couscous. Boil it up with a little onion, salt, a teaspoon of olive oil, a tablespoon of lemon, and pepper.

kaylasaurus

This recipe on how to cook quinoa will save your life

http://chocolatecoveredkatie.com/2013/09/16/how-to-cook-quinoa/

I had tried all sorts of recipes that called for way shorter cooking times and the quinoa always turned out grainy and bitter. This recipe is fluffy and wonderful. well worth the extra time to cook it. It is a plain recipe, so I take this and will put stewed apples with cinnamon for breakfast, make tabouli out if it.. the possibilities are endless.

Enjoy!

DaphneSW

kaylasaurus wrote: »

This recipe on how to cook quinoa will save your life

http://chocolatecoveredkatie.com/2013/09/16/how-to-cook-quinoa/

I had tried all sorts of recipes that called for way shorter cooking times and the quinoa always turned out grainy and bitter. This recipe is fluffy and wonderful. well worth the extra time to cook it. It is a plain recipe, so I take this and will put stewed apples with cinnamon for breakfast, make tabouli out if it.. the possibilities are endless.

Enjoy!

Oooooh, this looks good. thank you for directing me to this resource