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Mukimame Quinoa Recipe

06/04/202203/26/2022 by Chef Buck

Here’s a super healthy mukimame quinoa recipe. Shelled soybeans are called mukimame, but you might also find them still labeled as edamame even after they’ve been shelled. We buy bags of frozen shelled soybeans in the grocer freezer and pair them with quinoa to make a veggie protein bowl that’s great as a vegetarian entree or a delicious side dish.

Ingredients for Mukimame Quinoa Recipe

12 or 16 oz bag frozen MUKIMAME (may be labeled “edamame”)
1 cup QUINOA
2 Tbsp GINGER finely chopped
4-5 cloves GARLIC finely chopped
2 Tbsp fresh LIME JUICE
2 Tbsp RICE VINEGAR
2 tsp SOY SAUCE
2 tsp SESAME OIL
optional:
3-4 GREEN ONIONS chopped
½ cup CILANTRO chopped
2 Tbsp SESAME SEEDS, toasted
additional SALT and PEPPER to taste

How to make a Mukimame Quinoa Bowl

In a saucepan, heat olive oil over medium-high heat. Check current sauce pan prices on amazon.
Add ginger and garlic and sauté for a minute until fragrant.
Remove garlic and ginger from pan and set aside. I’ve tried skipping this step, and just continued cooking the garlic and ginger along with the rice, but it’s not as flavorful, so it’s definitely worth setting the garlic and ginger aside to add to the dish later.
In the same pan, bring 2¼ cups water, quinoa, and mukimame to a boil, then reduce pot to a simmer and cover with a tight-fitting lid. Cook for about 15 minutes or until all the water is absorbed. Stoves heat differently. Sometimes, to get rid of the extra water from the mukimame, you can turn the heat up to medium, take off the lid, and cook for another 4-6 minutes. Current prices for quinoa on amazon.
In a small bowl, combine lime juice, vinegar, soy sauce, and sesame oil.
After water is absorbed and quinoa is cooked, remove quinoa and mukimame from the stove. Add ginger, garlic, lime juice mixture and if desired, scallions, cilantro and toasted sesame seeds.
Mix well and add additional salt and pepper as needed.

Serve this mukimame quinoa recipe in a bowl as a vegetarian entrée. This combo is great topped with fresh chopped tomatoes, zucchini, or cucumber or simply serve as a tasty side dish.

For another delicious quinoa recipe, check out this Vietnamese Bánh Mì Style Quinoa Salad.

Quinoa Salad -- Banh Mi Style — Quinoa Salad — Banh Mi Style

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Best Southwestern Quinoa Salad Recipe

05/29/202003/25/2016 by Chef Buck

Everywhere you turn, there’s a Southwestern quinoa salad, and for good reason. It’s delicious, easy to make, and a great choice for a healthy meal. Since quinoa is a complete protein, this Southwestern inspired salad makes an ideal vegetarian recipe, doubly so since this quinoa is paired with black beans.

What you need to make a Southwestern Quinoa Salad

2 cups COOKED QUINOA (check current prices for quinoa on Amazon)
1 15 oz can BLACK BEANS
10-15 sliced CHERRY TOMATOES
1 AVOCADO
½ diced YELLOW BELL PEPPER
3-5 chopped GREEN ONIONS
¼ cup chopped, pickled JALAPENO
½ cup chopped CILANTRO
1 LEMON …juice and zest
2 Tbsp OLIVE OIL
SALT and PEPPER to taste

How to make a Southwest Quinoa Salad

Cook up the quinoa just like rice: 1 part quinoa to 2 parts water, bring to a boil, reduce heat, cover and simmer for 15 minutes or until the water is absorbed. Fluff the quinoa and then set aside uncovered to cool.

While the quinoa cools, prepare the veggies:

Dice ½ a yellow bell pepper, or any color pepper, but if you’re like me and you’re making a corn-free southwest quinoa salad, then using a yellow pepper will make your quinoa salad more lovely to look at. Slice some cherry tomatoes. Cherry tomatoes have a great flavor, and the hardiness of the tiny tomato makes it the perfect choice for a salad.

Remove and mince the zest from 1 small lemon, and then slice the lemon in half. Check current prices for a lemon zester on Amazon.

Chop up some green onions, and cilantro. If you like a little heat, chop up some pickled jalapeno, too, and reserve a Tbsp of the jalapeno pickling juice for added kick and flavor.

When the quinoa cools:

Add 2 cups of the cooked quinoa to a large mixing bowl.
Rinse and drain the black beans and add them to the bowl.
Add the yellow pepper, jalapeno pepper, onion, cilantro, lemon zest, olive oil, juice from half the lemon, and salt and pepper.
Mix ingredients thoroughly.
Add tomato.
Slice avocado and add to salad.
Take the remaining lemon half and squeeze its juice over the cut avocado, this will preserve the vibrancy of the avocado.

Gently mix the salad and serve.

This Southwestern quinoa tastes great on it’s own, as a healthy side dish, or served over a bed of fresh greens for a super salad topping.

Give healthy southwest quinoa salad recipe a try and let me know what you think, and bon appétit!

For another healthy option with a southwestern flair, check out out this meat-free Vegetarian Chili Recipe that even carnivores will love.

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Mediterranean Quinoa Salad Recipe

04/09/202101/22/2016 by Chef Buck

Mediterranean quinoa salad is easy to make, tastes great, and is a healthy choice for a better diet. This quinoa recipe is a perfect entree or side dish, either hot or cold. Quinoa cooks up similar to rice, in fact, you can substitute quinoa for rice in most recipes, so give quinoa a try.

Mediterranean Quinoa Salad Recipe Ingredients :

1 cup QUINOA
2 cups packed SPINACH
10-15 CHERRY TOMATOES (sliced in halves)
3 cloves chopped GARLIC
½-1 cup FETA cheese
¼ cup fresh BASIL
1 med chopped ONION
1 Tbsp OLIVE OIL for sautéing the onion
1-2 Tbsp mild VINEGAR
SALT and PEPPER to taste
1 tsp dried HERBS (thyme, basil, oregano, etc.)

How to Make Mediterranean Quinoa :

Bring 2 cups of salted water to a boil.
Add 1 cup of quinoa (at this time also add any dried herbs). Cover and let simmer 15 minutes, until the water is absorbed.
While the quinoa cooks, sauté the onions and garlic.
Once quinoa is cooked, remove from the heat and while the quinoa is still hot, stir in the spinach and basil until wilted, then add the onion and garlic.
Let Quinoa cool about 10 minutes, and then stir in the cherry tomatoes, vinegar, feta cheese, and extra salt and pepper as desired.
Serve warm or cold, it’s tasty either way.
Give this Mediterranean quinoa salad recipe a try and let me know what you think, and bon appétit!

Sometimes quinoa is pricey, but by shopping around, you can often find a better deal. See current prices for quinoa on Amazon. I like to buy quinoa in the bulk bins, or sometimes you can find a good deal on quinoa in the rice section. Quinoa in the “health” or “natural foods” section is often over-priced, so definitely look around for the better deal, because it’s out there!

For another flavor twist, try this Southwest inspired quinoa salad recipe.

And for another more easy quinoa dishes, check out my quinoa recipe playlist on the Chef Buck Youtube Channel.

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Baked Quinoa with Celery Root

08/09/202312/09/2013 by Chef Buck

This baked quinoa recipe is tasty and versatile, and an terrific way to use celery root. I use zucchini and carrots in this video, but I’ve made the same dish using broccoli as the main veggie, so experiment with whatever you have on hand, just make sure to cut the veggies into smaller pieces to spread evenly.

Baked Quinoa Recipe Ingredients

1 cup QUINOA
1 CELERY ROOT (thinly sliced)
1 cup CARROT (shredded)
1 cup ZUCHINNI (diced well)
1-2 tsp HOT PEPPER (finely chopped)
½ ONION (chopped)
3-4 cloves GARLIC (finely chopped)
1 cup BLUE CHEESE
2 Tbsp BUTTER
½ cup ALMOND MILK (or Half N Half)
2 Tbsp ITALIAN SEASONING
1 tsp MUSTARD SEEDS
½ cup BREAD CRUMBS
1-2 Tbsp OLIVE OIL
SALT and PEPPER (to taste)

How to make a Quinoa Bake

In a pot, heat olive oil on med. high heat. Add mustard seeds, garlic, and a little hot pepper, if desired. Give these ingredients about a 30 second head start, and then add the onion. Stir and let cook for 2-3 minutes until onions begin to soften. Stir in salt.

Add quinoa and water and stir. Cover pot and allow the ingredients to come to a boil. Reduce the heat to a simmer, and allow the pot to cook for about 10 minutes.

Remove pot from the heat, if there is a little water left, that’s okay. Add Italian seasonings (or experiment with different seasonings!). Add in the zucchini and carrot (or experiment with different veggies!). Stir in the milk and mix all ingredients together well.

Butter a deep 1.5 quart baking dish. Check here to see current prices for a casserole baking dish on Amazon.

Spoon in and spread a layer of the quinoa/veggie mix along the bottom of the dish, about a ½” to 1″ thick. Top this layer with a single layer of thinly sliced celery root (celeriac). Add a sprinkling of cheese–as cheesey as you like it. I use blue cheese in the video, but try feta cheese and ricotta cheese, too (I’ve used all and any crumbly/melty white cheese is gonna work well with this dish).

Add and spread another layer of the quinoa mixture, and continue building the quinoa, celery root, cheese layers until the dish is almost full. Make the top layer quinoa/veggie.

In a small bowl, combine bread crumbs w/ olive oil, Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper. Mix, and spread over the top of the quinoa dish.
Cover with aluminium foil and bake for about 55 minutes in an oven pre-heated to 375 degrees F.

After 55 minutes, remove the foil and continue to cook another 5 minutes or until the bread crumb topping is golden brown.

The dish is finished when a knife can pass easily through the sliced celerey root layers.
Let rest for 5-10 minutes, and then serve.
Give this baked quinoa vegetable recipe a try and let me know what you think, and bon appétit!

And for another casserole-style recipe idea, try this Broccoli Cheese and Cauliflower Gratin Recipe.

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Quinoa Salad Recipe – Vietnamese Bánh Mì Style

02/01/202410/24/2013 by Chef Buck

A quinoa salad recipe inspired by the tasty flavor combinations found in a Vietnamese bánh mì sandwich. Quinoa provides a complete protein, making this dish an ideal vegetarian recipe.

Quinoa Salad Recipe Ingredients

1 cup QUINOA (uncooked)
2 cups DAIKON/CARROT RELISH (chopped)
2-3 JALAPENOS (finely chopped)
2 cups SALAD CUCUMBER (diced)
1 cup chopped CILANTRO
3 Tbsp MAYONNAISE
1 small LEMON (zest and juice)
2 Tbsp rice VINEGAR
SALT and PEPPER to taste
SALAD GREENS (I use a combo of Spinach and Red Leaf Lettuce, but use your favorite)

How to make a Bánh Mì Quinoa Salad

Prepare the veggies: Dice 1 large salad cucumber, also called an English cucumber; these are great in a salad because the skin is thin and quite enjoyable to eat, and also adds a nice texture. Finely chop 2-3 whole jalapeno peppers, seeds and all. Chop 1 bunch of cilantro, including the stems. Chop 2 cups of pickled daikon and carrot.

Prepare the dressing: Remove and mince the zest from 1 small lemon and place in a small bowl. Add the juice from the lemon, rice vinegar, mayonnaise, and salt and pepper. Mix well until the dressing is smooth.

In a large bowl, place the cooled quinoa. Add ½ of the dressing, the jalapenos, cilantro, and daikon/carrot, and mix well. Add the diced cucumbers and toss. Add salt and pepper, and more dressing as desired. I also add a bit of the pickling solution from the daikon/carrot pickle.
Serve the quinoa salad over a bed of leafy greens and garnish with cilantro.

Give this banh mi quinoa salad recipe a try and let me know what you think!

If you’re new to home cooking, get a bunch of spices, pots and pans, and start experimenting with different recipes. It’s a healthy hobby that can save a lot of money in the long run. Check out current prices for Complete Kitchenware Sets on Amazon as well as Complete Starter Spice Kits. Or try a thrift store! I’ve found some of my favorite kitchen gear at second-hand stores.

For another Asian inspired vegetarian dish, try this Ramen Noodle Crunchy Slaw Recipe.

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Rice Pudding –Try Quinoa Pudding instead

11/12/202305/20/2013 by Chef Buck

Quinoa for dessert? If you like rice pudding, then give this quinoa recipe version a try; it’s super sweet and easy to make and yet another great way to include quinoa in your diet. Quinoa cooks up just like rice: one part quinoa to two parts water, bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer, and then cook covered until water is absorbed. Quinoa acts like a grain, but it’s actually a seed–and a complete protein–so it’s a great addition to your diet if you’re trying to cut down on eating meats and rice. Check current prices for quinoa on amazon.

Ingredients for Quinoa Rice Pudding

1 cup QUINOA
1 CINNAMON STICK
14oz can COCONUT MILK
2 tsp minced GINGER
¼ cup BROWN SUGAR
½ tsp CARDAMOM (or sub nutmeg)
1/3 cup RAISINS
1 tsp minced ORANGE PEEL
½ cup toasted COCONUT FLAKES and/or toasted ALMOND SLICES

How to Make Rice Pudding with Quinoa

In a saucepan, combine 1 cup quinoa with 2 cups of water and a cinnamon stick.
Bring pot to a boil, then reduce heat to a simmer. Cover pot and let cook 12-15 minutes until the water is absorbed.
Fluff and remove cinnamon stick and set aside.
In a small saucepan, combine 14oz can coconut milk, minced ginger, and brown sugar.
Slowly bring contents to a bubble, then reduce heat and continue stirring 5 minutes.
Remove from heat.
Add raisins, orange peel, and cardamom to quinoa (can sub nutmeg for cardamom). Mix well and then add coconut milk mixture. Stir, then cover and set aside to cool about 20-30 minutes.
Serve warm or chill and serve cold. When serving, garnish with toasted almond slices or coconut, or both. The crunchiness of the toasted topping adds a great texture and I highly recommend giving it a try.

The next time you’re in the mood for rice pudding, make quinoa pudding instead. Give this quinoa recipe a go and let me know what you think!

Try another delicious quinoa recipe idea: Spanish-Style Quinoa Recipe

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Quinoa Curry Recipe meets Thai Curry

10/13/202304/19/2013 by Chef Buck

Try this quinoa curry recipe with a tasty Thai influence. This is a helpful quinoa recipe to make when you’ve got a lot of vegetable odds and ends to out of the fridge.

Quinoa Curry Recipe Ingredients

½ cup QUINOA …check quinoa prices on Amazon
1 15 oz can COCONUT MILK
1 lg ONION (chopped)
1 inch GINGER (thinly sliced)
2 cloves GARLIC (finely chopped)
1 Hot Pepper (chopped, as desired)
1 RED BELL PEPPER (sliced)
¼ cup fresh BASIL (or CILANTRO) (chopped)
2 CARROTS (sliced)
½ small CAULIFLOWER (florets)
1 cup CABBAGE (chopped)
2 Tbsp OLIVE OIL
1 tsp CORIANDER POWDER
½ tsp CUMIN
½ tsp CHILI POWDER
½ tsp TURMERIC
OR, INSTEAD OF THE ABOVE SPICE COMBINATION, USE 1-2 Tbsp OF A PRE-MIXED CURRY
SALT and PEPPER, to taste
…and garnish with finely chopped PEANUTS

How to make a Quinoa Curry Recipe

In a small pot, bring 1/2 cup quinoa and 1 cup water to a boil.
Reduce heat and allow to simmer 13-15 minutes until water is absorbed.
Remove from heat, fluff with fork, and set aside. Check here for current prices for quinoa on Amazon.
In a large skillet, heat olive oil on medium high heat and then add onion, garlic, and hot pepper and saute for 3-4 minutes.
Add spices and mix well, and if you are a slave to the spice, don’t be afraid to add a little more.
Add a can of coconut milk and stir thoroughly, mixing completely with the spices and onion.
Let the coconut milk heat through, and then add ginger, carrot, cauliflower, and bell peppers. Continue stirring, adding salt and pepper to taste.
Bring the ingredients to a bubble, then reduce heat, cover, and allow skillet to simmer for 5 minutes.
After 5 minutes, uncover and add in the cabbage.
Add in the cooked quinoa.
Stir and allow another minute or two until veggies are cooked to your liking.
Add in fresh basil or cilantro and remove the skillet from heat.
Garnish with ground peanuts and serve immediately.

And that’s a quinoa curry recipe with a little taste of Thai thrown in for good measure. Give the recipe a try and let me know what you think, and bon appetit!

For another tasty twist on a Thai recipe, try this Pad Thai Recipe made with spaghetti squash.

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Quinoa Recipe — Spicy Spanish Style Quinoa

06/13/201902/20/2013 by Chef Buck

Try this spicy Spanish-style quinoa recipe; it’s vegetarian heaven. Quinoa is a versatile ingredient and an excellent source of protein. Quinoa is a grain-like superfood and a great substitute for rice, and just as easy to prepare. I use it often as an alternative to rice–even in rice pudding. Give this quinoa recipe a try; I’m sure you’ll be eating a whole lot less rice in the future, and not missing it at all.

What You Need For This Quinoa Recipe

1 Tbsp OLIVE OIL
1 ½ cups QUINOA (check current prices for quinoa on Amazon)
½ cup RED ONION (minced, separated)
3-5 cloves GARLIC (finely chopped)
½ large RED BELL PEPPER (minced, separated)
1 14 oz can DICED TOMATO (reserve juice)
1 15 oz can KIDNEY BEANS (drained, rinsed)
1 tsp CUMIN powder
1 tsp CHILI powder
2 cups WATER, including drained tomato liquid
½ cup CILANTRO (fresh, chopped)
1 small CUCUMBER (diced, peeled if waxed)
1 AVOCADO (seeded, peeled, diced)
1/3 cup LIME JUICE (freshly squeezed)
SALT and PEPPER to taste

How to Make Spanish Quinoa

Open the canned tomato and drain the tomato liquid into a measuring cup. Add enough water to equal 2 cups.
Heat oil on medium high. Saute garlic, 2/3 of the onion and 1/3 of the red pepper for 2-3 minutes. [the rest of the onion and red pepper will be added raw at the end.]
Add quinoa.
Stir in tomatoes with green chilies, kidney beans, cumin and chili powder and water/tomato juice mixture. Bring the pot to a boil. Reduce to medium low and cook approx. 15 minutes. The liquid will be absorbed.
Remove from the heat and let sit for about 10 minutes and then fluff with a fork. Allow quinoa to cool some, you want it to be warm, not piping hot when you add the rest of the ingredients.
After quinoa has cooled some, add in the remaining onion and pepper pieces, and the chopped cilantro. Mix. Then add cucumber and avocado and lime juice (or sub lemon juice). Toss gently.
And then serve.
Give this spicy Spanish quinoa recipe a try and let me know what you think, and…

Bon appétit!

For another tasty vegetarian recipe, try this Easy Eggplant Burger Recipe.

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