What do you eat with red quinoa?

In a grain salad: Quinoa is a fabulous base for easy, quick, filling grain salads. Use quinoa as the basis for a light, whole-grain salad. Toss cooled quinoa with lightly diced tomato and cucumber, minced parsley, olive oil and a bit of lemon juice for a refreshing warm-weather side dish.

How do you use red quinoa?

Ways to use quinoa

1. Add quinoa to salads. If your salads just aren’t filling (or tasty) enough, add cooked and cooled quinoa to your salad, along with a flavour-packed dressing.
2. Make breakfast porridge.
3. Make burger patties.
4. Make quinoa taco ‘meat’
5. Add to buddha bowls.
6. Add quinoa to stews and soups.
7. Make healthier treats.

Can you put raw quinoa in salad?

Use the raw quinoa sprouts on sandwiches or in stir fries and salads.

What can I add to quinoa?

Serving suggestions: I love to stir a drizzle of olive oil and clove of garlic into warm quinoa for extra flavor. Other options include chopped fresh spinach or arugula, or massaged kale. Fresh herbs and/or dried spices are nice, as well as grated or crumbled cheese, sun-dried tomatoes, pitted and sliced olives, etc.

How do you cook perfect quinoa?

How to cook perfect Quinoa on the stove top: Add 1 cup quinoa + 2 cups of water to a pot. Bring to a boil. Put a lid on your pot. Lower your heat to low. Simmer about 10-12 minutes until desired tenderness. Serve.

How do you make quinoa salad?

Directions Cook quinoa according to package directions. Transfer to a large bowl; cool completely. In a small bowl, combine water and tomatoes; let stand for 5 minutes. Drain and chop tomatoes; add to quinoa. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours. Just before serving, stir in remaining salad dressing.

What are some recipes with quinoa?

10 Favorite Quinoa Recipes 1) Sun-Dried Tomato, Spinach and Quinoa Salad 2) Broccoli, Cheddar & Quinoa Gratin 3) Quinoa Black Bean Tacos with Creamy Avocado Sauce 4) Colorful Beet Salad with Carrot, Quinoa & Spinach 5) Quinoa Vegetable Soup with Kale 6) Southwestern Kale Power Salad with Sweet Potato, Quinoa & Avocado Sauce 7) Favorite Quinoa Salad

What are the directions for cooking quinoa?

DIRECTIONS Wash the quinoa with water, using a strainer. Place quinoa and water in a 1 1/2 quart/ medium sized saucepan, bring to a boil. You will know that the quinoa is done when all the grains have turned from white to transparent, and the spiral-like germ has separated.