Hello everybody, it’s Brad, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to make a distinctive dish, quinoa & pumpkin salad. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Quinoa is a flowering plant in the amaranth family. It is a herbaceous annual plant grown as a crop primarily for its edible seeds; the seeds are rich in protein, dietary fiber, B vitamins. Quinoa is an ancient South American grain that was largely ignored for centuries.
Quinoa & pumpkin salad is one of the most popular of current trending foods in the world. It’s easy, it is quick, it tastes delicious. It is enjoyed by millions daily. Quinoa & pumpkin salad is something which I’ve loved my whole life. They are nice and they look fantastic.
To begin with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can cook quinoa & pumpkin salad using 11 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Quinoa & pumpkin salad:
- Prepare 60 g quinoa
- Take 180 ml Hot water
- Take 1 stock cube
- Get Pepper & salt
- Prepare Pumpkin
- Prepare Cucumber
- Make ready Cherry tomatoes
- Get Black olives
- Prepare Vegetable quantities are pretty much up to you!
- Get Sunflower seeds
- Get Olive oil / salad dressing
Quinoa (pronounced as kinwah; quinua in Spanish) is an incredibly nutritious "grain-like seed" obtained from the goosefoot family plant native to the highland plains of South-American Andes region. Ancient Incas believed quinua as "the mother grain. Quinoa strengthens the digestion, helps reduce excess intake of food, reduces risk of heart diseases, prevents gall stones, and regulates blood Quinoa is an interesting form of pseudocereal that is not technically a grain or a traditional cereal. It is a crop that has been grown for thousands of years and.
Steps to make Quinoa & pumpkin salad:
- Dissolve stock cube into hot water & pour into a small pan
- Add Quinoa and bring to boil then reduce heat and let simmer for 10/15 mins
- Add salt and pepper during simmering
- Cut pumpkin into small chunks and cook in a pan with a bit of fat
- When cool, mix Quinoa and pumpkin with the rest of the vegetables.
- Sprinkle sunflower seeds and add dressing/ Olive oil to finish off
Quinoa was one of the first gluten-free ingredients that I tried and I was instantly smitten. I loved the texture, the flavor, the nutritional profile, and how One of the main reasons why I love quinoa are the nutritional benefits. I have a whole post about quinoa nutritional facts, but for me, it comes down to a. Learn how to cook perfectly fluffy quinoa in this video. It's easy once you know my tips! (Spoiler: Don't cover the pot while cooking!).
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