Quinoa Salad

Quinoa Quinoa every where! It's all the rage! And it should be in my opinion! It's not only fantastic but so very versatile! You can use it hot, cold, fresh or stored in the fridge for use the next day, seasoned or plain, as a side or main dish. 

• Its chock full of protein, in fact it is one of the most protein rich foods we can eat!
• It contains twice as much fiber as other grains.
• It contains Iron to keep our red blood cells healthy.
• It contains lysine to help our tissue grow and repair
• It contains magnesium which promotes healthy blood sugar levels, detoxification, energy production and promotes healthy bones and teeth.
• It is gluten free.

Its good stuff!

I mean, come on! For one simple grain this is amazing. Okay maybe I'm going over board but I LOVE this stuff. I could eat it daily truly. There is so much you can do with it.

One of my absolute favorite recipes using Quinoa is this wonderful salad. My husband and I can't get enough of it. 

LOVE LOVE LOVE!

Serves 1:
Cook Quinoa in organic chicken broth to enhance yumminess!

Ingredients;

• 1/2 cup cooked Quinoa cooled
• 1/4 cup raw spinach chopped
• 1/2 of chicken breast Diced
• 1/4 cup cherry tomatoes diced
• 1/4 cucumber diced
• 1 or 2 Tbs red onion
• 5-6 diced Kalamata olives
• 1.5 tbs of Newmans Own Light Italian Salad Dressing or Creamy Garlic Dressing
• A squirt of fresh lemon juice

Directions; In a bowl, combine all ingredients.

Adding some Feta Cheese crumbles makes this EVEN BETTER! 

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Quinoa Guacamole Tacos

Originally I discovered this recipe from Food Babe and I revised it to my liking. It is a favorite at my house and seriously THE BEST guacamole you will ever have! It may take a little time to prepare the guacamole but OH SO WORTH IT! 

Serves: 2 – 3

Ingredients Vegetarian Version 

• 2 romaine hearts or 1 head of romaine lettuce 
• ½ cup dry quinoa cooked to package instructions 
• 1 tsp Lemon pepper 
• 1 cup of veggie or chicken broth 
• 3 small ripe avocados diced 
• juice of one lime 
• 1 and ½ cups of cherry tomatoes diced in half and squeezed of excess liquid 
• ¼ cup white onion diced 
• handful of cilantro diced 
• pink Himalayan salt to taste
• Garlic Salt to taste
• Pepper to taste 
• 1 garlic clove minced 
• 1 jalapeño or Serrano pepper diced with seeds removed 

Ingredients Meat Version
Add to the above ingredients

• 1 5oz Beef strip steak 
• 3 Tbs Greek Yogurt 
• 1/4 cup shredded Cheese

(All organic ingredients when possible)

Instructions

• Combine quinoa and Lemon pepper in broth and cook to package instructions.
• Make guacamole by putting all ingredients except romaine in a bowl and combine well.
• Place washed and thoroughly dried romaine leaves on a platter.
• Serve family style – Make the tacos by using a romaine leaf as the shell, adding a scoop of quinoa and a scoop of guacamole to the middle.
• Whoop it up by adding salsa, hot sauce, greek yogurt and or cheese for toppings.