I made the quinoa and rice salad recipe from Ottolenghi which I first spotted on 101cookbooks. It is also online here.
Thoughts: The qinoa and rice tasted yummy with just the sauteed onions and salt and pepper. The citrus juices gave something more, but I’m not sure that I really needed to add the scallions, nuts, and apricots. The scallions and apricots added welcome color, though.
For next time, I will try just the onions, lots of salt and pepper, with some lemon juice added in.
Tags: ottolenghi, quinoa, salad
Pragmatic Attic 
April 19, 2010 at 9:16 am |
I LOVE quinoa and combining iit with red rice, fruit, nuts scallions etc..looks and sounds fantastic! Also drooling over that mango salsa below. Two bookmarks this time!
April 19, 2010 at 2:22 pm |
Thanks, Lisa!
April 29, 2010 at 5:30 pm |
I’ve never really seen the point of quinoa. Weird texture, and I’d rather have rice or cous cous. That said, if it’s an Otolenghi recipe, it must be a winner!
April 30, 2010 at 12:42 pm |
I hear you, Gary! It took me a while to warm up to quinoa. When I was first getting into quinoa, I found that I preferred recipes that mixed quinoa with another grain, like millet or rice. You can try making this with just brown rice.