Finally, I am able to get back to the blog. During the past days, my friend Julia and I went through some culinary adventures; we got quite busy with that:-) Interestingly, whenever we get together, instantly there is a cooking vibe in the air. I have heard that often people with similar interest attract each other. I could not agree more with that in our case. Even though we have some different looks on life and ideas sometimes, there is definitely a wonderful connection which is partly based on food cooperation:-) I am so lucky to have a friend who loves to eat as I :-)
Because it is summer and we are in Florida, we have a great opportunity to experiment with all kinds of products. One of the fine salad ingredients is quinoa. You can find precooked quinoa is stores or buy it dry in packages and cook it yourself according to instructions. I found some information about this product. It originally came from Andes and was considered very popular among indigenous people. They called it "the mother of all crops" and valued quinoa for nutritional components such as calcium and protein. The protein content in this grain is much higher than in rice, potatoes and barley. For that reason, people who have vegetarian diets really like quinoa. So here is the recipe of savory quinoa salad:
Ingredients
1 cup of cooked white quinoa (quinoa should be cooled after cooking)
1 pack of spring mix salad (you can experiment with salads but we found that spring mix with chard, arugula and mizuna goes the best)
1/2 of small package of feta cheese
4 campari tomatoes
1 cup of black olives
1 cup of artichoke of quarters (we used canned artichokes)
1 tablespoon of olive oil
1 tablespoon of balsamic vinegar
Salt and pepper
Instructions
1. Dice feta cheese and cut tomatoes in quarters.
2. Drain artichokes and olives from juice.
3. In a large bowl, combine spring mix salad, quinoa, feta, olives and artichokes.
4. Drizzle olive oil, balsamic vinegar and add salt and pepper according to your taste. Mix the salad gently.
* The salad goes well with steamed asparagus on a side.
Bon Appetit!
mmm) I want to eat this) In my kitchen now polenta with vegetables...in process)
ReplyDeleteMmmm polenta is awesome! Pictures please!:) Do you eat it in salad or by itself?
DeleteWe got some couscous. I'm excited to experiment with it:)
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ReplyDeleteI fall in love with couscous and bulgur)Excited to discover turkish cuisine)
DeletePictures of polenta....hungry man ate all during 5 minutes) next time I will make a picture before))