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Quinoa Super Salad
5 cups quinoa,cooked and cooled
1 cup each:sunflower seeds and chopped carrots
3/4 cup parsley,minced
4 cloves garlic,minced
1/4 cup each:olive oil,GF soy sauce,lemon juice,tomatoes,olives
Mix quinoa,sunflower seeds,carrots,parsley,and garlic.Combine liquids,pour
over quinoa,and toss well.Garnish with tomato wedges and olives.Serves 6-8
Quinoa contains 16 amino acids,including lysine,which is necessary for
complete protein.It also a great alternative for those with wheat and gluten
allergies.Quinoa is not actually a grain but a fruit from the chenopodium
plant,grown in the Andes since 3000 B.C.Anvient Incas considered quinoa
sacred,calling it "the mother grain". Try hot quinoa for breakfast prepared
with apples,rasins,and cinnamon and sweetened with a splash of milk (your
choice) anmd some sugar(molasses or whatever) as a side dish;or added to
your recipes for casseroles,soups,and stews.Other products to
try--Quinoapasta,flour,and flakes...
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