A Healthy Lunch Option

As you may have noticed, I like to bake. A lot. But I also like crafting healthy food masterpieces. Yesterday, I tried combining the two with terrible results. For now, I would advise all of you out there to not make chocolate & buckwheat flour cookies. If someone knows a way to make them taste good, please let me know your secret!!!

Gross.

Anyway, I decided to share a non-chocolate favorite: super, wonderfully healthy quinoa salad. I used to bring this in for lunch at least once a week (recipe makes enough for a couple days). Note: The cilantro is essential. If you don't like cilantro, you have no business reading my blog.

Just kidding! I wasn't really a fan of the stuff until a few years ago -- but it certainly adds something to this salad, so try it out! :)

What you'll need . . .

• 1-1/2 cups quinoa
• 3 cups water
• Minced garlic
• Flax seeds
• Sliced shallots
• Cilantro
• Sliced green apples
• Crushed raw cashews
• Raw pumpkin seeds

Method . . .

1. In a large saucepan, bring quinoa and water to a boil -- then cover, and simmer for 15 minutes.
2. Once quinoa is cool, combine it with the rest of the ingredients (at your own discretion) in a large bowl.

For extra flavor . . .

• 1/3 cup sesame oil
• 1 orange (squeeze the juice)
• 1/2 grapefruit (squeeze the juice)
• 2 teaspoons ginger powder

Mix together ingredients, then add to the salad . . . and mix again.

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