Quinoa Salad Recipe
Ingredients (Serves 2)
1. Quinoa – 1/2 cup
Vegetable/ chicken stock / water – 1 cup
Salt – 1 pinch
Oil – 1/2 tsp
2. Black beans, cooked – 1/2 cup (Use canned black beans or soak dried black beans for about 8 – 10 hrs and then cook in a vessel adding enough water, for about 20 – 30 minutes until done. Drain water and set aside. Remove excess moisture using a paper towel. If you don’t have black beans, you can use rajma / red kidney beans instead.)
Tomato – 1/2 cup, seeds removed
Fresh / frozen corn – 3 tbsp
Jalapeno – 1 tsp, finely chopped
Spring onion / red onion – 3 tbsp, finely chopped
Cilantro – 3 tbsp, finely chopped
For the dressing
3. Lime/lemon juice – 2 – 3 tsp or as required to taste
Extra virgin olive oil – 1.5 tbsp
Garlic – 1 small, minced
Cumin powder – 2 pinches
Sugar – 1 – 2 pinches
Freshly ground black pepper – 2 pinches
Salt – To taste
Method
1. Place quinoa in a fine meshed strainer and wash thoroughly under cold running water. Put drained quinoa in a pan along with veg/chicken broth, a pinch of salt and 1 tsp oil. Bring to a boil and cook covered for about 15 – 20 minutes at medium-low heat until done. Fluff the cooked quinoa and set aside to cool.
2. In a bowl, toss the cooked quinoa along with all ingredients numbered 2.
3. Whisk ingredients for the dressing in a small bowl. Pour over the quinoa mixture and toss well. Chill in the refrigerator for 1/2 hour and then serve.
Spicy Grilled Shrimp Recipe
Ingredients
Adapted from here
1. Shrimp – 10 – 12
2. Garlic clove – 1, minced
Lime juice 1.5 tsp
Olive oil – 1 tsp
Chilly powder / paprika – 1/2 tsp
Cumin powder – 1/4 tsp
Pepper powder – 1/4 tsp
Hot sauce – 1/2 tsp (I used Sriracha chilly sauce)
Salt – As required to taste
Method
Marinate shrimp with all the ingredients numbered 2. Set aside for 20 minutes. Thread on to skewers and grill / pan-fry on both sides until done. Serve with quinoa salad.
Yet to try this healthy option,recipe sounds yum,will try
Hi Maya,
I am so happy that I came across your site…you have amazing recipes.I did try your fish biriyani & walla!!!!!! t’was soo good.I cant wait to try this salad…Thanks,Mini.
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I’ve tried almost all your pasta recipes
…must say the blog and photographs were addictive and continued with the pasta mania one after the other for 2 weeks…..that says it all about your foolproof recipes
Thankyou so much Maya….