Asian Style Quinoa Salad With Chili Orange Dressing Recipes

ASIAN STYLE QUINOA SALAD WITH CHILI-ORANGE DRESSING

Steps:

• Prepare the dressing by whisking together the first 7 ingredients (thru pepper).
• Rinse the quinoa very throughly to remove the bitter natural resin.
• Bring 2 cups of water to boil and add quinoa in a steady stream to prevent clumping. Return to the boil and and reduce heat to low. Cover and simmer for 15 minutes until it is tender. Look for the white line around the seed - it's the germ and when it bursts the grain is cooked. If water remains in the pot, remove the lid and boil and stir until the remaining liquid evaporates, being careful not to overcook. Remove from heat and let stand covered for 5 minutes. Fluff with a fork and let in cool.
• In a serving bowl combine the quinoa with the last 4 ingredients. Add dressing and toss until combined.
• Chill for 1 hour before serving.

ASIAN QUINOA SALAD

Steps:

• Bring vegetable broth to a boil in a saucepan. Add quinoa, reduce heat to medium, and simmer, stirring occasionally, until quinoa is tender and liquid is absorbed, 10 to 15 minutes. Remove saucepan from heat and cool.
• Mix cabbage, carrots, edamame, and green onions together in a large bowl.
• Whisk vinegar, oil, Sriracha sauce, soy sauce, ginger, sugar, and mustard together in a bowl until dressing is smooth; drizzle over cabbage mixture. Stir quinoa into salad and toss to coat. Refrigerate until chilled, at least 30 minutes.

QUINOA WITH ASIAN FLAVORS

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir in quinoa and allow to toast for 2 to 3 minutes, then add chicken broth, soy sauce, ginger and garlic. Increase heat and bring to a boil. Cover and reduce heat to low. Simmer until all liquid has been absorbed, 25 to 30 minutes. Fluff quinoa with fork and top with green onions before serving.

ORANGE QUINOA SALAD

Steps:

• Whisk all dressing ingredients together in a small bowl. Set aside.
• Cook raw quinoa in a large skillet for 4 minutes over medium heat, stirring frequently.
• Pour quinoa into a sieve and put the sieve in a bowl.
• Add enough water to cover the quinoa and rub the grains between your hands for 30 seconds. Rinse and drain.
• Do this two more times. If you skip this step, your quinoa will be bitter. (If you don't want to go to so much trouble, try making this with couscous instead.).
• In a large saucepan, combine rinsed quinoa with 2 3/4 cups water and 1/2 tsp salt.
• Bring to a boil, cover, reduce heat, and simmer for 20 minutes.
• Bring to room temperature, then stir in remaining ingredients and dressing.
• Cover and chill.