Saturday, April 5, 2014

Quicker warm tomato quinoa



This past week, I tried a modified version of the Tomato Quinoa recipe that I tried earlier.  Short on time, I decided to substitute salsa for the tomatoes and onions (no chopping = much less prep time!), and liked the results.  I also tried just throwing all the ingredients in the rice cooker and stirring, and....it worked! Here is the substitution:  


1.25 cups quinoa 
1/2 cup liquid salsa 
1 tsp ginger paste
1 tsp garlic paste
1 tsp Chilli or Curry powder
1/4 tsp turmeric powder
2 tbsp oil 
2 cups water or vegetable broth
1 or 2 tbsp salt (If you want this to be a stand-alone dish, use more salt.  If you intend this as a replacement for rice to accompany a flavorful side dish, use less salt.)

1.  Combine all the ingredients in the rice cooker.  Stir and turn on the rice cooker.  
2.  Enjoy! Really--that's all there is to it! 

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