Tags
brown rice, food, foodie, quinoa, recipe, salad, side dish, vegan, vegetarian
Pumpkin doesn’t like quinoa. I know, impossible right? I can remember as a kid, I didn’t like to eat it either. I thought it was birdseed (and amaranth too). So my trick to get him to eat it is to make it a 50%-50% blend of brown rice and quinoa. And I doctor it up and make a hot salad side dish (although I’d eat it as a main dish).
Hot Quinoa Salad
Ingredients:
2 c. cooked quinoa (hot), 2 c. cooked brown rice (hot), 2. c. garbanzo beans (hot), 1 c. sun-dried tomatoes, 1/2 c. crumbled feta, 1/2 c. kalamata olives, 1/4 c. olive oil, 3 Tbsp. lime juice, 1 Tbsp. minced garlic, 1 Tbsp. fresh rosemary, 1 Tbsp. fresh parsley, fresh cracked black pepper, fresh ground sea salt
Directions:
Mix together all ingredients except feta. Sprinkle feta on top of salad and serve hot.
Pumpkin’s verdict? “It’s alright, but I eat all of it first so I can wash the taste out of my mouth with the yummy food I saved.” Haha, maybe next time!
What tricks do you use to get reluctant eaters to try new things?
Young Wifey's Blog 
As I recently told a blogging buddy, Lynda, I really need to jump on the quinoa bandwagon. I’ve never tried it but, lately, there have been a number of delicious sounding recipes posted. Yours here, Kristy, has a definite Mediterranean feel to it and I’m sure I’ll really enjoy it. It’s only a matter of time …
You’re not Kristy! Please accept my apologies and why isn’t there an edit button for fools like me?
Haha, it’s ok John! I’ve done it before too!
When done right, it’s my fav grain!
So I read the pumpkin as an ingredient at first and thought why doesn’t pumpkin like quinoa, pumpkin goes well with grains. Then I got it. Looks great!
Haha, we didn’t have pumpkin with this, but Hubster, Pumpkin and I also did eat roasted butternut squash with this meal…
Looks delicious! I too have been meaning to try quinoa, but am unsure of how to prepare it.
Make it! I hope you enjoy it!
Tricky indeed, but sounds so delicious! I love quinoa.
🙂 Thanks Caroline!
We had the quinoa vibe going last night- I made a hot quinoa salad too! You may see it later in the week…
Great! I look forward to it… PS I miss your comments! I need to know what my big sister thinks!
yum, this looks absolutely delicious! love the addition of feta + kalamata olives for a greek twist. delish!
Thanks Amy! 🙂