Last summer, when Dan Jason of Salt Spring Seeds (www.saltspringseeds.com) and Owen Bridge of Annapolis Seeds (www.annapolisseeds.com) joined me on the radio show, we had a fun chat about seed saving, as well as some interesting plants to grow. Both of them have had success with growing quinoa - in fact, Salt Spring Seeds offers seed for these South American cereal-like crop. I was hoping to grow a patch this summer, but I think space will be too limited at this point.. Yet, we still love to eat quinoa - it's incredibly healthy and has a lovely nutty flavour.
Although we like it plain as a sidedish, I've feel like there has to be more ways to use this superfood. Therefore, I've been scouring cookbooks and recipe websites for some good quinoa recipes. Last weekend, I found this recipe on one of my favourite sites and it was so good that I had to share it with you!! Even my 8 year old niece had two helpings with her roasted chicken!! A miracle! (Sorry, I forgot to take a photo - next time.. we were just too hungry)
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Quinoa-and-Black-Beans/Detail.aspx
Enjoy.. and Happy Gardening!
tks for the recipe.by pure happenstance,i purchased quinoa 2 weeks ago and was wondering what to do re it.
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