This dish may not be much to look at but it is delicious and versatile. It makes a great breakfast or snack. I actually ate several forkfuls before dinner last night. I couldn’t resist. You’ve got sweet, tart strawberries mingling with the buttery pecans and the quinoa is right there binding it all together. Amazing. And so simple!
Ingredients:
1 cup quinoa, prepared according to the package instructions
1 cup chopped strawberries
1 cup chopped and lightly toasted pecans
juice of 1 lemon
1 Tablespoon honey
Directions: Cook the quinoa, drain off any excess water and chill until cool to touch.
Lightly toast the chopped pecans and allow to cool to room temperature.
In a small mixing bowl, whisk together the lemon juice and honey to make the dressing.
In a separate mixing bowl combine the quinoa, strawberries, pecans and honey/lemon dressing. Toss until well combined.
This is such an easy dish to throw together anytime you like. Enjoy!
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Does anyone know why in the pictures the quinoa is so dark? Mine is a very light tan color, pretty much the same as the color when it’s uncooked.
Quinoa is generally red or dark brown in color. The kind I used in this recipe was red before and after cooking.
Interesting! Thanks for the reply. I’ve never seen quinoa another color than light tan-ish.
This is great, especially since Strawberries are coming to the Farmer’s Markets!
Another nice dish to add to my list, great share thank you!