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Quinoa Kissed Spinach Salad

Quinoa Kissed Spinach Salad

Salads

Quinoa Kissed Spinach Salad

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Sorry. But, listen………

Mangoes are available in January. Did you know this? I gotta tell you, I absolutely did not so when I spotted them at my not exactly trendy local grocery store I bee-lined right over and snagged a couple….but not without my suspicions. Produce out of season typically equals either way expensive or not-sah-good (usually both). Turns out mangoes have two growing seasons depending on where they’re from. January mangoes! This is awesome! No, really, this is exciting stuff!

But only if you like to eat.

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Spicy Steak Salad with black beans and quinoa

black beans

I love a dinner salad. I mean, I don’t love an actual salad that you sometimes get with dinner (ice-burg lettuce, lifeless tomatoes, dried up cucumber slices no no no - where are we getting this, anyway? let’s not come here again) … what I am talking about is salad for DINNER. And this is a good one to be sure. Black beans and quinoa give this heft, spinach provides the body while a spicy, slightly sweet citrus vinaigrette gives it some kick. Avocado and feta cheese? Come on over. Dinner salad gone wild. Got some leftover steak you don’t quite know what to do with? I just solved THAT problem for you. Vegetarian? This salad stands alone quite well without any carnivorous accompaniment, thank you very much. Leftover quinoa? Just kidding, I can’t imagine anyone having leftover quinoa (but me) so first things first, cook up some quinoa. I used 1 cup of quinoa to…

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Chocolate Chip Quinoa Blondies

Chocolate Chip Quinoa Blondies

Cakes/cookies

It’s been a while, don’t I know, so let me bring you up to speed with this little gem of a recipe. Why so amazing? Because you can satisfy your sweet tooth, reel in some chocolate love and still get a little kick of fiber and protein, all wrapped up in a yummy crave busting square of goodness. Got an issue with gluten? Cutting back on the carbs? Then this will make you very happy. It’s all about the QUINOA! Quinoa of course has outlasted it’s fifteen minutes of fame, and for good reason. It is a complete protein (providing all nine essential amino acids) and sports some pretty nifty vitamin and mineral accoutrements to boot! Good things do come in small packages and this tiny little seed (not a grain) proves it. Swapping wheat flour with ground quinoa in this recipe will give you a valid excuse to get your baked goodies fix without too, too much regret. These babies are addicting! If…

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