Hot Quinoa Salad With Beets And Spinach Recipes

QUINOA, BEET, AND ARUGULA SALAD

Steps:

• Place a steamer insert into a saucepan, and fill with water to just below the bottom of the steamer. Cover pan and bring the water to a boil. Add beets, cover pan, and steam until just tender, 7 to 10 minutes. Set aside.
• Bring quinoa and 2 cups water a saucepan over high heat. Reduce the heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until the quinoa is tender and the liquid has been absorbed, about 15 minutes.
• While the quinoa is cooking, whisk olive oil, red wine vinegar, sugar, garlic, salt, and black pepper together in a large bowl.
• Remove quinoa from heat, then immediately add half of the vinegar dressing while fluffing the quinoa with a fork; reserve remaining dressing. Cover and refrigerate quinoa until cool, at least 1 hour.
• Stir green onions, arugula, goat cheese, beets, and remaining dressing into cooled quinoa mixture. Toss lightly before serving.

HOT QUINOA SALAD WITH BEETS AND SPINACH

Steps:

• Cook the quinoa and beets in advance, or for this recipe.
• Slice the beets and place them in a frying pan set to medium heat. Add the water, squeeze the orange and add the juice from it as well.
• Let it warm up for about 3 minutes, then add the spinach. Spinach is high volume raw, and low volume once steamed.
• It will reduce significantly as you stir. Cook for 5 minutes.
• Add the quinoa and stir once more. Serve immediately and add hot sauce.

SPINACH SALAD WITH RED AND CHIOGGIA BEETS, QUINOA AND WALNUTS

Steps:

• Make the dressing. Whisk together the vinegars, salt, mustard and garlic. Whisk in the oil(s). Set aside.
• In a large bowl, combine the beets, quinoa, endive, walnuts, basil or tarragon, and all but 2 tablespoons of the crumbled blue cheese
• Place the spinach in another bowl and toss with 3 tablespoons of the dressing. Line a platter or a wide bowl with the spinach. Toss the remaining dressing with the beets and quinoa mixture and arrange on top of the spinach. Grind on some pepper and sprinkle the remaining blue cheese on top. Once everyone has gotten a good look at the salad, toss it all together and serve.