Lemon Quinoa

We just don't eat enough quinoa... I love it, hubby tolerates it and even Miss Picky Pants will eat it, so I have no idea why that is.  I was marinating some tandoori chicken tonight and was trying to figure out what I could make as a side because we ran out of basmati last night, when I remembered the box of PC Organics Golden & Black Quinoa I received a while ago to try and had forgotten about.  Mmm... quinoa.

I am used to buying quinoa that requires a lot of rinsing prior to cooking, so I was surprised when rinsing wasn't listed in the instructions.  I took their word for it and used the quinoa straight out of the box, and there was no bitterness at all... fantastic!  I was surprised that Chelsea went for it with both the black and golden quinoa, but she did and I loved its appearance so I will be buying more of this for sure.

I loved the lemon rice that I always used to get with my Indian take out and I wanted to try to make something similar with quinoa... and I was successful.  This is a great recipe, especially if you already have the cooked quinoa on hand... just a couple of minutes.

My Lemon Quinoa

2 cups cooked quinoa

2 tsp olive oil

1 tsp grated ginger

1 clove grated garlic

1 tsp turmeric

1/2 tsp ground cumin

Juice of 1 lemon

S&P to taste

Heat the olive oil in a non-stick (preferably) frying pan.  Add the ginger, garlic, turmeric and cumin and cook in the oil for about a minute.  Add in the cooked quinoa and lemon juice (and S&P if using) and heat until the quinoa is cooked through.

I love the look (and then the texture) of quinoa... it's so fun, and luckily for us, a pretty perfect food :)

Enjoy!