Well, on Sunday I made a tried and true recipe but completely forgot to take a picture of it. Oops. I promise I'll try to do better. Quinoa is a fantastic grain that I started using a few months ago. It has one of the highest amounts of protein in a grain so it lends itself to vegetarian applications well. Here's the recipe I used this time.
Quinoa Salad with Black Beans and Sweet Potatoes - from Women's Health
Ingredients
1/2 cup quinoa
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 medium sweet potato, peeled and diced
1 scallion, thinly sliced
1/4 teaspoon dried red chile flakes
1 cup water (I used FF/LS chicken broth)
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup canned black beans, drained and thoroughly rinsed
juice of one lime
2 tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro
Instructions
1. Place quinoa in a small-mesh sieve and rinse thoroughly.
2. Heat oil over medium-high heat in a medium skillet (be sure you have a tight-fitting lid for the skillet).
3. Add sweet potato, scallion, and chile and saute until fragrant, about 2 minutes.
4. Add quinoa; toast for 2 minutes.
5. Add water (broth) and salt.
6. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium low, and cover. Simmer until quinoa and sweet potato are tender, about 10 to 12 minutes.
7. If liquid remains unabsorbed in the pan, raise heat to high and cook for 2 minutes until it boils off.
8. Stir in black beans and lime juice and cilantro.
9. Serve warm or chilled.
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3 comments:
I'm glad you stopped by my blog ... I have changed the name of the university to correct my error.
Ooops .... sorry 'bout that. ;-)
Stop by anytime to check out the knitting. I'll be stopping by your blog to ogle the mountains!
WOW! What a BEAUTIFUL place to live.
I sometimes have a hard time remembering to photograph food too. And then when I do, my family starts groaning "she's taking pictures of food again..."
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