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Quinoa Avocado Salad
Quinoa (pronouced KEEN-wah) is an a high protein grain (that's not really a grain but more a seed) that is native to South America. It's been called it a complete protein, meaning it has all nine essential amino acids. That's good news to vegans. I made this salad for lunch at home the other day and it filled me up for a long time. Not only is quinoa's amino acid profile well balanced, it is especially well-endowed with the the amino acid Lysine which is essential for tissue growth and repair. It is also a good source of magnesium, folate and iron. You can read here for more information than you probably ever want to know about Quinoa.
Quinoa Avocado Salad
- 1 Cup Quinoa
- Juice of 1 lemon
- 1 medium tomato - chopped
- 2 Tbsp of olive oil
- 2 scallions - chopped
- 1 tbsp tamari
- 1 ripe avocado - chopped
- handful of fresh chopped parsley
You can add many things: I add them all!
- 1/2 cup pine nuts or sunflower seeds
- 1 stalk of celery - chopped
- 1 sm or 1 medium chopped cucumber
Cook 1 cup of Quinoa according to package directions. Let it cool. Toss all ingrediants together once it has cooled. Chill.
I like to let it marinate a little bit before I serve it but you can eat it right away!
11 comments:
Sounds and looks WONDERFUL!!! THANKS!!! for the GREAT!!! recipe. Geri
That sounds and looks really good. I have a bag of quinoa that haven't really known what to do with it. Thanks for sharing.
that looks FABULOUS!!
my brother's girlfriend makes a quinoa salad with corn and black beans that is amazing - i've been begging her to write down teh recipe for me!! now i have this one in the meantime ;-)
Oh, with corn and black beans I bet you leave out the tamari. Add a little red wine vinegar and use cilantro instead of parsley! Yummo!
I also saw one with sliced olives and feta cheese - very yummo.
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This looks very good- I'm enjoying your blog and now following you.
That looks really good! I've never made quinoa before. I want to try it. Do you think some shrimp added in would make a good main course? Or is it not the right flavors?
Sounds delicious! I am going to have to try that one for lunch - I think I might actually have all the ingredients!
Sounds yummy. I'll have to try it. Thanks
That looks yummy! I have to admit, I'm kind of scared to work with Quinoa. I've heard lots of bad things about it, but also lots of good things.
BTW, I had a friend suggest this morning that you rinse your Quinoa before cooking and this helps it not be sticky! Good idea!
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