How many of you take the time to educate yourselves about eating healthy? I didn’t start to take an interest in what I was eating until 8 years ago when I hit the ripe age of 60. Now that I’m officially a senior citizen and having aging health problems, I’ve really taken the time to educate myself on healthy eating.
I’ve always enjoyed eating yogurt but Quinoa is something I’ve been learning about. I didn’t incorporate Quinoa into my diet until last year and I’m always looking for new recipes that incorporate it as an ingredient.
Today’s guest post recipe is courtesy of Chef, Anthony Stewart, Executive Chef at Pritikin Longevity Center + Spa and makes 4 servings.
Quinoa Yogurt Salad Recipe
½ cup uncooked quinoa
5 scallions
16 ounces nonfat plain Greek yogurt
2 teaspoons red wine vinegar
2 teaspoons lemon juice, freshly squeezed
1 cup cooked garbanzo beans (use no-salt-added canned varieties)
2 tablespoons raisins
Lemon peels (optional)
Bring quinoa and 1 cup water to a boil in a medium saucepan. Reduce heat to low, and cover and simmer until tender and most of the liquid has been absorbed, about 15 minutes. Fluff with a fork. Let cool.
Peel skins off scallions and trim off root ends. Slice thinly and place in medium mixing bowl. Add yogurt, red wine vinegar, and lemon juice, and whisk until combined. Gently stir in garbanzo beans, quinoa, and raisins.
Garnish with lemon peels, if desired.
I love yogurt but I don’t think that I have ever had quinoa before. I may have had it once in a deli salad but now I am getting more interested in it and want to learn how to use it in my own salads. Thank you for posting this recipe as it sounds nice and easy and perfect for the weather we are having. It is going to be in the 90’s today and that’s a little too hot for me I like to eat salads in this weather.
I’ve read all kinds of good things about quinoa. I will have to try more of it.
I have not eaten much quinoa, but I am still trying to incorporate it into my diet. I do like all the ingredients in this recipe. I shall have to try this recipe to see if I like it.
You know, I still haven’t tried quinoa. I need to pick some up & give it a try. I hear people say they love using it in recipes!
This has some of my favorite ingredients – quinoa and Greek yogurt but I have never thought of putting them together in a salad. Salads are one of my go to dinners for the summer and this one looks like it will be very yummy for a warm summer night.
This looks good like to try this need to eat more salads
never really like salads but i need to for my health
This sounds tasty – I love each of these ingredients, but it never dawned on me to try these together! I must try it soon!
Your Quinoa Yogurt Salad Recipe is so healthy! I want to make this as a side dish for dinner. It is easy to use and looks fun to make with my daughter!
I love everything in here except the raisins. I might substitute “crasins” – dried cranberrys instead – to give it a little more tartness. I love quinoa – it cooks up so easily, and can be added to, or made the base of so many recipes. Honestly, it’s really not for health reasons – it just tastes great! And I love the texture. This is a fab recipe! Yummy!
Honestly I havent much tried quinoa. I dont even know how to say it! I tried it once and it was pretty tasty though. Maybe it is the midwest, or the area I am from but we dont see it much. I think it has a nice nutty flavor and this recipe looks good. I would try it.
Quinoa (which I still can’t pronounce correctly though I cook with it often) has an affinity for Chickpeas, don’t you think so?
This is a refreshing recipe! Thanks to 4-H, I took an early interest in nutrition and made a career of it for a time. I was even making my own yogurt in the 70s and still do today, in the same brand yogurt maker! I do eat quinoa but love my yogurt, eating it regularly.