Quinoa Recipes Galore

We tried two new quinoa recipes recently and they were both phenomenal!

First up: Grilled Corn and Quinoa Salad.
Oh man.
This is so summery.
And oh so good.

It takes a little bit of time to chop up all the veggies, but trust me, it's worth it. This could totally be a side dish but we had it as our main meal with a side of grilled zucchini. It makes wonderful lunch leftovers. The original recipe calls for 2 cups of quinoa, which is what we made, but it seemed like wayyy too much when it was done cooking so I took out 1 cooked cup and saved it to make quinoa pancakes the next day.

Grilled Corn and Quinoa Salad

(Adapted from this recipe)

Ingredients

5 ears of corn, grilled

1 bunch green onions, chopped

1.5-2 cups quinoa

1 pint cherry tomatoes, chopped

1 bunch cilantro, chopped

Juice of 3 limes 

2 tbsp olive oil

S&P to taste

Directions

Prep & grill the corn (we just toss ears in a ziplock bag with evoo and s&p). 

When done, cut the kernels off the cobs.

Cook the quinoa.

Chop yo veggies.

Toss all ingredients together and voila!

Next up: Quinoa Pancakes.

I might just be in love with these.
I had them for the first time a few weeks ago for brunch at one of my favorite restaurants, True Food Kitchen. I knew then and there that I had to try to make them myself.

Surprisingly enough, they are way easier than you'd think!

Quinoa Pancakes

(Adapted from this recipe)

Ingredients

1 cup cooked quinoa

3/4 cup all-purpose flour

2 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp salt

1 large egg

1 egg white

1 tbsp EVOO

1/4 cup milk

2 tbsp maple syrup (the good kind)

Directions

In a medium bowl, mix quinoa, flour, baking powder, and salt. 

In a small bowl, whisk together egg, egg white, evoo, milk, and syrup.

Add egg mixture to flour mixture and stir.

Heat your griddle or pan.

Make pancakes the way you normally do.

Serve with butter, maple syrup, some fresh berries, and my personal favorite: a dollop of plain Greek yogurt. Yes, seriously. Try it! I was totally skeptical the first time I tried it but it gives the pancakes a light taste and just the perfect tang to compliment the maple syrup.

I'm hooked, yall.