Spicy Quinoa

The other night I had to make dinner for a very special guest.

Ayah Young herself was flying all the way from San Fransisco to my snowy doorstep and I knew I had to make something delicious.

I wanted to make something fresh, healthy and satisfying for her after her long flight.

I took a trip down to the market and picked up a salad and a wrap from my favourite raw cafe, Cruda Cafe.

To add a little more spice and sustenance to our meal, I made a spicy quinoa salad packed with as many antioxidants and nutrients as I could.

This baby is filled with superfoods: kale, tumeric, cinnamon, olive oil and cayenne pepper. 

Use this recipe as a guideline to make your own.  Add a few spices, sample, add a few more, and keep tasting until it’s just the way you like it!  I switch up my quinoa salads every time I make them and rarely measure.  I love how they’re good hot or cold, and last for days in the fridge!

 

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• 1 cup quinoa
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 3 tbsp rice vinegar
• 1 tsp tumeric
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 1 tsp chili powder
• 1 tsp cumin cayenne to taste
• 1 tsp spicy mustard (smokey bbq in my case)
• handful of cranberries
• kale leaf chopped roughly

1. Rinse quinoa unless you bought pre-rinsed. This removes the bitter taste.

2. Cook quinoa (instructions in intro to quinoa post.)

3. In a bowl add oils, spices and kale.

4. Mix and serve![/box]

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