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Recipe: White Bean Quinoa Salad
White bean quinoa salad – the perfect little protein packed lunch. I make quinoa salad often, yet this one is deserving of a post since it’s tasty. Let’s get started! Ingredients 1 cup quinoa can of white beans small roma tomato 1/4 of a red onion 8 basil leaves 1/4 a cup of olive oil a tablespoons of balsamic vinegar Italian seasoning 1 teaspoon of dijon mustard After you gather all of your ingredients get the quinoa cooking. I cook mine in our rice cooker…
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Recipe: White Bean and Quinoa Salad
White bean and quinoa salad – time for lunch! This salad is full of flavour and fills you up. The cilantro and red onion add some nice colour while the beans and quinoa fill you up iwth protein. Let’s get this salad started! Ingredients 2 cups uncooked quinoa 3 cups of warm water 2 cups of white beans 3/4 cup of chopped cucumber 1 chopped red pepper 3/4 cup of chopped cilantro (lose) 1 chopped red onion Cilantro lime chili dressing (150ml, one recipe) You can…
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Recipe: Quinoa Fall Salad
Quinoa fall salad – the perfect protein power lunch. Recently we watched Cowspiracy a film on Netflix that is produced by Leonardo DiCaprio and one of the environmentalists commented on how ‘meatless Monday’ isn’t a good campaign – what it does is validate that you can do the ‘wrong’ thing 6 days out of 7. I’m not too sure I agree, but I certainly get the point. To me, meatless Monday is a way of affecting change among those who are heavy meat eaters, those…
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Recipe: Quinoa Asian Salad
This salad packs some heat and is delicious – especially around lunch time when you’re at work. So good. Try this quinoa asian salad – and cook your quinoa in a rice cooker – it’s super easy. Make sure you have all of the ingredients on hand, or pick them up next time you head to the grocery store, that way you can make this salad any time you please! It’s also a great addition to any back yard BBQ or summer potluck party. Eat…
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Recipe: Quinoa Salad with Lemon Basil Dressing
Summer salads are here! This one packs a protein punch, too. Quinoa is delicious and fun to eat – I love the texture. Moreover, I cooked it super easily in my rice cooker! Total bonus. Okay, let’s get cooking this quinoa salad with lemon basil dressing. This salad keeps for about 5 days in the fridge, so make a lot and eat up. This recipe will give you about 12 servings – so half it if you like. Ingredients 2 cups of uncooked quinoa a…
