Tag: red quinoa

  • Hot Cinnamon Quinoa with Nuts & Berries

    Instead of the traditional hot cereal breakfasts, such as oatmeal, I felt compelled and inspired to try something different after stumbling upon this Warm and Nutty Quinoa Recipe from 101 Cookbooks. I omitted the non-dairy milk in my most recent time making it and used walnuts instead of pecans. I also used blueberries and strawberries […]

  • Red Quinoa-Avocado Salad with Grilled Asparagus

    Last year at a work potluck, someone brought one of the most amazing salads I have ever had the pleasure of passing across my lips. I kept returning for more until it was gone and proceeded to ask the chef for her recipe. She divulged that the Red Quinoa-Avocado Salad that I feasted on came […]

  • Beans & Greens with Red Quinoa

    Last year I was traveling in Nashville, TN and went to an amazing vegetarian restaurant called The Wild Cow. I ordered the memorable Beans & Greens (Buffalo-Style) dish and was inspired to re-create it, sans tofu, for tonight’s dinner. Recipe 1 bunch of greens (I used collards for this recipe, but kale works too) 1 […]

  • Chickpea & Red Quinoa Salad

    Preparing colorful salads makes eating my veggies that much more pleasurable. In this salad, I combine ingredients that by themselves are delicious and healthy, but together, make a gastronomic masterpiece. (This also is my entry into Vegan Mofo’s Iron Chef Challenge #1 for chickpeas.) Enjoy! Chickpea & Red Quinoa Salad 1 head chopped romaine lettuce […]