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Friday, July 6, 2012



I found this delicious recipe from a blog called Cooking Weekends.  I am always looking for new ways to spice up quinoa salad and this is a great recipe to add to the collection!  This salad will keep well and is a perfect crowd pleaser at a potluck or a quick dinner option after a long days work.


Yield: about 4 servings
Preparation time: 15 minutes


Ingredients:
2 Cups vegetable broth
1 Cup quinoa
1 Teaspoon cumin
1/2 Teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 Teaspoon cardamom
1/4 Teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 Cup currants
1 Green onion, thinly sliced
1 Large carrot, shredded
1/2 Lemon, juiced
1 Tablespoon olive oil
2 teaspoon honey
1/2 Teaspoon harissa, or more if desired (can replace with cayenne pepper)
2 Tablespoons cilantro, chopped
Dash of salt if desired

Directions:
Heat the vegetable broth in a saucepan and add the cumin, cardamom, and ginger. Bring to a boil and stir in the quinoa, reducing the heat to low. Simmer gently for about 15-20 minutes. Remove from heat when most of the liquid has been absorbed into the quinoa and allow to cool.
While the quinoa is cooking, combine the lemon juice, honey, olive oil, and harissa in a bowl. When the quinoa has cooled, add to the bowl, along with the shredded carrot, currants, green onion, and cilantro. Serve room temperature or cold.

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