Sunshine quinoa salad

Classified by the United Nations as a supercrop, quinoa can play an important role in our vegan/vegetarian (or any) diet. Quinoa contains a balanced set of essential amino acids, is a good source of dietary fiber and phosphorus and is high in magnesium and iron.

Sunshine quinoa salad recipe

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erica2368 says:

This looks good, thanks for the photo and recipe. I am a vegetarian and I am looking forward to making this dish. It looks so amazing.
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sangelico says:

My family loves quinoa. I'll definitely try your recipe. Thanks
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Lianna.Jusuf says:

great photo! btw, what is quinoa?

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VeganWarrior says:

It's perfect, the quinoa and veggies looks "al dente" and it's mouthwatering :D~~~~~

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bricolage.108 says:

Hum the citrus and veggies combo with that beautiful quinoa texture, sounds (and looks) amazing. Got to try this.
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b e m b o o says:

Mmmmmouthwatering...looks good!
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outnbout [deleted] says:

Beautifully displayed!
I saw this in Vegetarian Food and Recipes!
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Mariadela says:

QUINOA (Chenopodium quinoa)

Quinoa, a native of Peru, is an ancient food that is not yet well know, It has been cultivated in Peru since at least 3,000 B.C.

The ancient Incas called it "The Mother Grain".

The Inca emperor, who would traditionally sow the first seeds of the season used "gold implements"

These plants, grown at high altitudes, produce large quantities of highly nutritious seeds used whole in soups, Salads, or ground into flour, which is made into bread or cakes.

A 100-g portion is a rich source of iron and vitamin B1; a good source of protein; a source of calcium, vitamin B2, and niacin; supplies 350 kcal.

Nutritional value

Quinoa was of great nutritional importance in pre-Columbian Andean civilizations, being secondary only to the potato, and followed in third place by maize.

In contemporary times this crop has come to be highly appreciated for its nutritional value, as its protein content (12%–18%) is very high.

Unlike wheat or rice (which are low in lysine), quinoa contains a balanced set of essential amino acids for humans, making it an unusually complete foodstuff.

This means that unlike wheat protein, one does not need to supplement it with complementary foods such as legumes containing the other essential amino acids.

It is a good source of dietary fiber and phosphorus and is high in magnesium and iron.

Quinoa is gluten free and considered easy to digest.

Because of all these characteristics, quinoa is being considered as a possible crop in NASA's Controlled Ecological Life Support System for long-duration manned spaceflights.

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alacrity_danger says:

beautiful!
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ablackwelder says:

I am eating quinoa as I type... Most delicious grain in the world. Thanks for sharing!
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Endless Simmer says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Endless Simmer, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

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Little Grey says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called FOOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
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