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- Sara, from Institute of HeartMath
- June 24, 2012
- 1:07 pm
- 70 comments
Party Quinoa Salad
Summer is a fun time for cold grain salads. This one is great for taking to a picnic or summer get-together. It’s colorful and tasty with a little crunch. Yogurt gives it a subtle creaminess and cranberries go great with the quinoa.
1 cup quinoa
1 ¾ cup water
¾ teaspoon sea salt
¼ cup almonds, slivered & toasted
2 cups spinach leaves, chiffonade*
1 cup dried cranberries
1 cup cucumbers cubed and peeled
1-15oz.can chickpeas, drained and rinsed
¼ cup low fat yogurt
½ cup red onion, chopped
6 tablespoons olive oil
3 tablespoons lemon juice
½ teaspoon minced garlic
- Rinse quinoa and place in pot with water. Heat on high in covered pot until boiling, then lower to a very low simmer (don’t stir while it cooks.) Cook until water evaporates, about 15-20 minutes. Let sit for another 15 minutes and then fluff with fork and bring to room temperature.
- Mix all ingredients. Serve at room temperature or cold.
Serves: 4-6
Total cooking time: 35 minutes
*Chiffonade is a cooking technique in which herbs or leafy green vegetables (such as spinach and basil) are cut into long, thin strips. This is generally accomplished by stacking leaves, rolling them tightly, then cutting across the rolled leaves with a sharp knife, producing fine ribbons. (wikipedia.org)
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Sara, from Institute of HeartMath
Sara Childre is President and CEO of the non-profit Institute of HeartMath. Since 1991, Sara has helped oversee and develop HeartMath trainings, educational products and scientific programs. She was appointed vice president and CFO of the institute in 1992, then president and CEO in 1998.
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Looks delightful, but if one doesn't like the light coloured quinoa the red quinoa has more of a fully bodied flavour than does the light one. While I am not fond of the light quinoa the red does seem to taste much better.
Quinoa is the best!
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looks good
YUM! i love quinoa. it surprises me how many people still haven't heard of it before.
I've never heard of this.
@Mara: I guess most people who hate quinoa skip this article ;-)
Looks to me like the ingredients would go nice in a potato salad or a pasta salad too.
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