So here is a simple salad...quick to make and delicious...Everyone in blogging world is familiar with Quinoa...For those who are not...I think this person will help you understand more than me...So here is the simple salad..
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Quinoa-1/2 cup
Water to cook quinoa-1 cup.
Green Peas/Sweet peas-1/4 cup(cooked till soft)
Carrots-1 medium sized
Green chili-1 (de-seeded and sliced)
Onion-1/2 of big one
Cucumber-1/2 of medium
Lime juice-2 tbsp
Salt to taste
Olive oil-1/2 to 1 tsp(I used chili and rosemary flavored oil)
Pepper freshly crushed to taste.
Method of Preparation:
1. Cook quino with required water and pinch of salt for 15 min or until you see a thread like stuff from the quino. Then drain the remaining water and keep aside to cool. Or you can cook quino(the above given amount) with just 1 cup water till the water is completely evaporated and quino is cooked.
2. Cook the sweet pea/green peas with required water and pinch of salt till soft and set aside to cool.
3. Cut all the veggies to small pieces and keep aside.
4. Mix all the above stuffs together in a large bowl and sprinkle salt and pepper powder.Drizzle the lemon juice, olive oil and mix well.Adjust salt, lemon juice,pepper as required. Serve
Notes:
1. While cooking quino you can add a few drops of olive oil to it.
2. Adding salt while cooking quino keeps it fluffy.
3. You can drizzle plain olive oil along with lemon juice in the dressing or you can just leave it altogether.
4. I have added a pinch of salt while cooking peas and quino so add salt at the end accordingly.
Hi Reshmi, quinoa salad looks too healthy and delish.
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ReplyDeleteTHis is a healthy salad, as salads are meant to be! Some salads are not. But it is a great way to put together vegetables in a delicious dish and visually appealing manner.
ReplyDeleteDelicious and nutritious salad.. Love the pictures of your son playing with quinoa. It often happens with my kids too..
ReplyDeleteDivya's Culinary Journey
Nice and healthy salad! Kids do love to help out in kitchen :D. My daughter's same. Right now she's in one of her MasterChef phase :D
ReplyDeletehaven't tried anything with quinoa.. but it looks healthy..
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Very healthy and colorful salad
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Healthy and delicious salad...
ReplyDeleteNutritious and super filling salad, lovely bowl.
ReplyDeletelove this salad and its a fab food we eat it all the time
ReplyDeletesuch a healthy recipe...would love to try this sometime.
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ReplyDeletei always see bloggers posting recipes with quinoa... i don't get to buy these at all in india :-(
ReplyDeletelove these combo of veggies with Quinoa, looks awesome!!!
ReplyDeleteu make me fall in love with quinoa...gr8 recipe well presented
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Looks Yum
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salad looks wonderful
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Healthy and filling salad,bookmarked will surely try this.
ReplyDeleteThat sounds delicious.I haven't tried cooking quinoa yet. I know it's really healthy, soon would like to get hold of some :)
ReplyDeleteDelicious n healthy salad, sounds so yummy.
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Very nice salad dear. Last click is also very cute:)
ReplyDeleteI too am becoming a quinoa fan. Ihave been wanting to try it in a salad. You have made it colourful and I am sure it tasted great too. Will try this recipe soon.
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