The Family Dinner Project

Cooking With Quinoa

I invite you to try a whole grain from South America called quinoa (pronounced KEEN wah), which is easy to make and has excellent nutritional properties, such as protein and micro-nutrients.

Quinoa is an ancient grain that is tiny, crunchy and tasty. You cook it using the same boiling method as rice!

 

Here’s how:

To make a delicious quinoa salad, add sliced almonds, dried cranberries or chopped fresh herbs. Check out this recipe for a quinoa salad:

Quinoa Salad

Ingredients:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To assemble:

Cook and cool the quinoa. Mix all ingredients together. Add light Italian salad dressing (about 2 tablespoons). Serve cold or at room temperature.

 

Robin is a certified professional chef and 2011 graduate of the Cambridge School of Culinary Arts. Prior to that, she enjoyed a career as mom,director of adult education for her town, and director of religious education for her church. She can make puff pastry, classic French food, Italian peasant food, ice cream, and really good PB&J. A devout believer in lifelong learning, she loves to try new foods, recipes, and techniques, and invite her friends and family to come over for a bite.

 

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