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15 great Quinoa Recipes

June 7, 2013 4 Comments

Quinoa.  Do you love it?  Ever had it? Can you pronounce it? (keen-wah)

What is quinoa?  People usually think it’s a grain, but it’s actually a seed.  It is super high in protein (and it contains all 9 essential amino acids, so it is a complete protein, like meat) and is gluten free and cholesterol free.
Where do I get it?  It has become so popular that you can pretty much purchase quinoa in any grocery store.
How do I prepare it? You will need to rinse quinoa before cooking it, but you can prepare it just like rice.  You can do it on the stove top, but I just use my rice cooker.  One cup of rinsed quinoa to two cups of liquid.
Why do I need to rinse quinoa?  There is a natural, bitter coating around the seed.  When you rinse it, you dissolve the coating and eliminate it.  Some quinoa is pre-rinsed, but unless it specifically says it on the package, I would always rinse the quinoa.

There are tons of quinoa recipes out there, but I have pulled together a small collection from some of my favorite bloggers.  Enjoy!

Pinterest Tip: If you decide to pin one of these individual recipes, please be sure to click over to the original site so that you can get back to the original recipe when it comes time to make it!  (But feel free to use the “Pin it” button above so you can find this great round up again!)

Quinoa Cashew Salad with Peanut Ginger Dressing from Mama Miss
Quinoa Pilaf from Homework
Cilantro Lime Tilapia with Quinoa from Mom Endeavors
Black Bean and Tomato Quinoa Salad from Your Homebased Mom

Quinoa Stuffed Mushrooms from Homework

Summer Vegetable Quinoa Salad from Amanda’s Cookin’
Quinoa Fiesta Salad from Lovin’ Our Chaos
Quinoa Tomato Salad Bites from Homework
Pomegranate Quinoa Salad from I Heart Naptime
Greek Quinoa Salad from With Style & Grace
Turkey Veggie Burgers and Quinoa with Cumin from From Me, With Love designs
Warm Lentil and Quinoa Salad from Creative Cynchronicity
Quinoa Salad from Mama Miss
Berry Breakfast Quinoa from Carosello

These all look so delicious! I can’t wait to try them all!

Filed Under: recipes, Round-Ups, Side Dish

Comments

  1. Richella Parham says

    June 8, 2013 at 9:07 AM

    Thanks so much for this, Viv! I really like quinoa, but haven't had any good recipes of my own. Now I have a bunch! 🙂

    Hope Disneyland has been an absolute dream this weekend!

    Reply
  2. Abigail Peterson says

    June 10, 2013 at 4:27 PM

    Thanks for including my Quinoa salad! We LOVE Quinoa and I now have some more recipes!

    Reply
  3. Brenda Bird says

    June 10, 2013 at 10:03 PM

    Thanks for including my recipe! Can't wait to try these other recipes because we love quinoa at our house.

    Reply
  4. Amanda says

    June 11, 2013 at 4:16 AM

    Great round up VIv, thank you so much for including me! Pinning now 🙂

    Reply

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