Red Quinoa Waldorf Salad With Italian Pan Fried Chicken

By Ken | February 4, 2010

This recipe is the first one I know will be included in the new book “Quinoa Recipes For Gourmets”. I don’t know how long it will take to prepare the book but in the meantime you can give this quinoa salad recipe a try.

I have used red quinoa because I like to have a mix of colours in my meals. You can use standard quinoa if you can’t get hold of the red quinoa.
Make sure you allow time for the quinoa to cool and the Waldorf Salad To rest before serving.

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Quinoa Nutrition Facts

By Ken | January 7, 2010

The first thing to say about quinoa is that it is a seed, not a grain. The plant grows to about 2 metres high and the seeds are born on flower clusters. The leaves can be eaten like spinach and in fact quinoa and spinach come from the same plant group. The most common type is the cream coloured quinoa but you can also buy red quinoa. The quinoa I grew last year was the rainbow variety which had a range of brown and dark red quinoa seeds.

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4 Types Of Quinoa Recipies

By Ken | January 6, 2010

I am always being told how boring quinoa is to eat. I completely disagree as there are so many different ways to prepare quinoa with different quinoa recipies. If you just boil it up and serve it then I agree – very boring. But what you can do with it once you have prepared it is amazing.

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The Quinoa Cookbook – Published December 2009

By Ken | December 7, 2009

The Quinoa cookbook has been published. It went to print on 2nd December 2009. The original download version has sold 100’s of copies over the last 2 years.Quinoa Cookbook - Print Edition
Many people have asked me to put it into print as they much prefer to have a physical book in their hands.

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Gluten-Free Quinoa Flour Tortillas

By Ken | November 2, 2009

This recipe is an adaptation from one I was sent by a visitor to the quinoa tips blog. Actually I have altered the recipe as the original one did not work very well. These tortillas are a bit “tart” in flavour on their own but with some vegetables or barbecue chicken on top they are fantastic.

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