Joy's Quinoa Tabbouleh
By
Joy Durham
@SylvanLady
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Our family has Celiac Disease (gluten, lactose, egg intolerance), a soy allergy, and Diabetics.
Fortunately, our daughter earned both an M.D. and an N.D. (Dr. of Naturopathic Medicine).
Dr.Dr.Dtr. is a gourmet cook with two pre-teens, one of whom refuses to eat fruit or berries.
We have calibrated our approach to gourmet food to embrace food sensitivities and, yes, vegans.
We collaborate and concentrate on using nutrition to heal and prevent degenerative disease.
We are hilarious. Joy, SylvanLady
Fortunately, our daughter earned both an M.D. and an N.D. (Dr. of Naturopathic Medicine).
Dr.Dr.Dtr. is a gourmet cook with two pre-teens, one of whom refuses to eat fruit or berries.
We have calibrated our approach to gourmet food to embrace food sensitivities and, yes, vegans.
We collaborate and concentrate on using nutrition to heal and prevent degenerative disease.
We are hilarious. Joy, SylvanLady
Rating:
★★★★★ 1 vote5
Comments:
Serves:
10 or more, w/gd leftovers
Prep:
30 Min
Cook:
1 Hr
Ingredients
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1 corganic quinoa, buy it in bulk from bins at market
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1 Tbspground turmeric, more if desired
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1 Tbspground cumin, more if desired
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2 mediumfresh cucumbers, sliced and diced
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6 mediumitalian roma (plum) tomatoes, diced; more if desired
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3 mediumcelery stalks, sliced and diced
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1 bunchfresh parsley, and fresh cilantro chopped fine
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1 mediumwhite onion, chopped fine or grated
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1 largefresh lemon, juiced, w/ pulp
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3 Tbspgrape seed or olive oil
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1 mediumred bell pepper, seeded, chopped (optional)
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2 cwater, add slowly, so as not to mix quinoa and spices
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THIS DISH IMPROVES IN TASTE FOR 3 DAYS. IT CAN BE EATEN ANY TIME OF THE DAY OR NIGHT. YOU CAN SCOOP OUT A PORTION, ADD DRAINED (WATER PACKED) TUNA, MAYONNAISE, AND SERVE AS A MEAL, TOO.
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THIS IS A GREAT POTLUCK DISH. IN A TWO-PERSON HOUSEHOLD, I'VE RARELY HAD ANY GO TO WASTE.
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TRADITIONAL TABBOULEH IS MADE WITH BUCKWHEAT GROATS WHICH HAVE GLUTEN AND CAN UPSET STOMACHES. QUINOA IS MUCH BETTER AND SOOOO EASY TO PREPARE. TURMERIC AND CUMIN ARE GOOD INFLAMATORY SPICES. THEY HELP HEAL THE BODY. DELICIOUS, TOO.
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2 mediumcarrots, chopped or grated (optional)
How to Make Joy's Quinoa Tabbouleh
- Put 1/4 cup Quinoa in the bottom of the steamer pot. Add Cumin and Turmeric. Add rest of Quinoa. Put 2 cups water in gently, so as not to mix ingredients. If you mix them, the spices will rise to the top. You want them to infuse the Quinoa, so don't mix things together.
- Except for tomatoes, parsley and cilantro, the veggies will go nicely through a basic food processor very quickly. Grate or slice onion and/or carrot depending on how you prefer them. Do NOT use yellow onions for non-cooked dishes. Their flavor is too strong.
- Cool the quinoa by chopping it up in the large bowl (I use a plastic shrimp deveiner (!) to remove Quinoa from steamer and slice it up. Works. Anything will do. Do not add veggies until Quinoa is reasonably cool
- Be as lavish as you like with lemon. Add grape seed or olive oil judiciously until you get the texture you want
- If you have an herb garden, whole fresh oregano and thyme are a delightful, healthy addition to this dish. The BIG health items are the Turmeric and Cumin. This is a great way to introduce them into your diet. Save money: these costly spices can be purchased in Halal(Muslim/Mid-East) stores. I order them online, by the pound.
