It is within the last few year, that I have learned about quinoa and are now almost addicted to it.
For those of you who haven’t heard about quinoa before, it is sort of a grain. But it is not in the grain family but related to beets and spinach, and is very high in nutrients like iron and protein.
Here in England you can also get spaghetti, bread and bars made with quinoa, and it all tastes amazing.
But one of my favorite dishes I make with quinoa is quinoa salad, that almost tastes more amazing cold the next day :)
Quinoa Salad
50g almonds
1 cup/2 dl quinoa
2 cups/4dl water
4 teaspoons olive oil
1 onion
2-3 cloves garlic
½ teaspoon salt
600-700g of vegetable (like: squash, broccoli, spinach, mushrooms, carrots, green beans, celery or other vegetables good for frying)
Lemon juice
Roast almonds on a pan or in the oven, let cool, and then chop roughly.
Chop onion and garlic finely and sauté in 2 teaspoons of olive oil in a pot. Add the quinoa, water and salt and bring to a boil. When boiling turn down the heat, and let I simmer for about 15 minutes, until the quinoa has absorbed all the water.
While quinoa is cooking, chop the vegetables, and fry them on a pan with the rest of the olive oil.
When quinoa and vegetables are done, mix the two together and season with lemon juice, salt and pepper.
Serve whit the roasted almonds sprinkled on top.
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For those of you who haven’t heard about quinoa before, it is sort of a grain. But it is not in the grain family but related to beets and spinach, and is very high in nutrients like iron and protein.
Here in England you can also get spaghetti, bread and bars made with quinoa, and it all tastes amazing.
But one of my favorite dishes I make with quinoa is quinoa salad, that almost tastes more amazing cold the next day :)
Quinoa Salad
50g almonds
1 cup/2 dl quinoa
2 cups/4dl water
4 teaspoons olive oil
1 onion
2-3 cloves garlic
½ teaspoon salt
600-700g of vegetable (like: squash, broccoli, spinach, mushrooms, carrots, green beans, celery or other vegetables good for frying)
Lemon juice
Roast almonds on a pan or in the oven, let cool, and then chop roughly.
Chop onion and garlic finely and sauté in 2 teaspoons of olive oil in a pot. Add the quinoa, water and salt and bring to a boil. When boiling turn down the heat, and let I simmer for about 15 minutes, until the quinoa has absorbed all the water.
While quinoa is cooking, chop the vegetables, and fry them on a pan with the rest of the olive oil.
When quinoa and vegetables are done, mix the two together and season with lemon juice, salt and pepper.
Serve whit the roasted almonds sprinkled on top.
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