Recipes using Quiona

This is a link to a quiona recipe, a stew, that Joe and I like a lot.

This is a variation from Melissa's Vegan for Everybody book.  South American quinoa and vegitable stew 
https://www.americastestkitchen.com/recipes/9460-quinoa-and-vegetable-stew      It is with onions red bell pepper, garlic, paprika, coriander, cumin, broth, red potatoes, prewashed white quinoa, corn, tomatoes, peas,  salt and pepper and feta cheese and avocado



Quinoa is a grain-like seed that the ancient Inca's in South America cultivated and ate.  It cooks like brown rice but in a faction of the time (less than 15 minutes.)  You can serve quinoa cold or hot.

I use cooked quinoa in place of pasta.  We mix it with pesto sauce, shredded Parmesan cheese and pine nuts.  We use quinoa instead of spaghetti and mix it with a tomato sauce and meatballs.

I also like to make parsley garlic quinoa by sauteing garlic in about 4 Tbsp. olive oil.  I got the advice to cook just until it sizzles being careful not to let the garlic brown.  I take the saute pan off the heat and add the cooked quiona, 1/2 cup chopped parsley, salt and pepper.  You can add Parmesan cheese, arugula, basil, chopped anchovies or olives, tomatoes and pine nuts or walnuts.

Here is a good cold salad recipe using quinoa and feta cheese::

1 cup uncooked quinoa
1/4 yellow onion, diced
1 cup cherry tomatoes, quartered
2 Tbsp. olive oil
2 cups cucumbers, peeled and diced
20 kalamata olives, pitted and sliced
2 cups water
1/2 large lemon, squeezed
salt and fresh pepper, to taste
1/2 cup crumbled feta

1.  Bring 2 cups water to a boil, then add dry quinoa.  Place a lid on the pot and reduce the heat to a simmer, and heat for 12 minutes.  Monitor closely near the end of the time, so quinoa does not burn.  Remove from heat, fluff with fork, and set aside to cool.
2.  Chop onion, cucumber, tomatoes and olives.  Add to refrigerated quinoa.
3.  Squeeze juice from lemon and drizzle olive oil over dish.  Be careful to strain out seeds.
4.  Lastly, mix in feta crumbles.   Serve cold.


Another Quiona recipe
Mix in diced cucumbers, tomatoes, diced red onion, sliced green onions, chopped cilantro, olive oil and lemon juice into cooked (and cooled) quinoa.  Serve chilled.