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Zucchini Quinoa Burgers recipe from food52. Corn and Quinoa Salad With Chicken Sausage. Quinoa and Beet Salad. Apricot and Almond Quinoa. Apricot and Almond Quinoa When I’m on a cleanse, I rarely eat any grains. That’s fine by me because usually I’m so focused on creating a flavorful main dish- either meat-based or vegetarian- that the grain is nothing more than an afterthought. Most often I just toss some brown rice or quinoa into the rice cooker and call it good. Healthy? I guess. Well this quinoa dish is anything but boring. Quinoa gets cooked with dried apricots in a turmeric-spiked broth. Apricot and Almond Quinoa Ingredients: * 1-1/2 cups quinoa * 1/3 cup dried apricots, finely sliced * 2-3/4 cups vegetable or chicken broth * 1/2 teaspoon turmeric * 1/4 cup olive oil * 1/4 cup lemon juice * 2 teaspoons grated orange zest * 1/2 cup fresh, minced mint * 2/3 cup slivered almonds, toasted * 1/4 cup dried currants * salt and pepper Directions: Combine the quinoa, apricots, broth and turmeric and broth in a rice cooker and cook until the machine turns off.

Veggie-Turmeric Quinoa Recipe. Sometimes you just gotta have some hot food! This dish gives me my Indian food kicks, along with Ganesha’s Sweet Potatoes. This is as basic and easy a stir-fry as you’ll ever find, which includes my two favorite Indian spices: curry and turmeric. Thankfully it is possible to get those Indian-style flavors without the cream, table salt and overcooked veggies and legumes that make Indian food so heavy and difficult to digest- hence all the burping and bloating! I love this dish in the winter. I eat a salad first while I’m making the quinoa, then toss the rest of it together afterwards so I can eat it right away when everything is piping hot.

Yummy and satisfying! *In the picture, I swapped out the quinoa for millet, which you can feel free to do also. Veggie-Turmeric Quinoa Recipe Pre- Prep: Be sure to soak the quinoa overnight in water.In a saucepan place 2 cups of water and bring to a boil. You’re One Click Away From Reading This Article… Enter your email belowThen click the button.