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Sriracha Quinoa

October 24, 2013 by christine

Hooray, tomorrow is Friday! And I took a huge chunk out of my Christmas shopping today! I’m trying to have it all done before December to stress less and enjoy the festivities, sounds good in theory – right?

Smokey is not impressed with our Candy Crush obsession lately.

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Did you know if you time out on a level on one device, you can just keep playing on a different device without waiting? Okay, maybe I need to slow down a bit and spend some more time creating in the kitchen. Lately hubby has also been obsessed with Sriracha sauce like the Rosewell kids with Tabasco adding it to just about everything. So I decided to use it in a simple quinoa dish with a slightly sweet and spicy flare.

Sriracha Quinoa

  • 1 cup quinoa, rinsed
  • 2 1/2 cups water
  • 1 cup mixed chopped veggies of choice
  • 1 tsp. Sriracha sauce
  • 1 tbsp. maple syrup
  • 1 tsp. dried cilantro
  • 1/4 tsp. salt
  • 1 clove of garlic, minced

Bring water and quinoa to a boil in a medium saucepan. Reduce heat to a high simmer and stir in the rest of the ingredients. Simmer for 20-25 minutes, or until liquid is gone and quinoa is fluffy. Serve and enjoy. Makes 2 large or 4 small servings.

I’m terrible when it comes to keeping fresh cilantro, it never seems to last in our garden or fridge like basil or other herbs. But this little container of dried cilantro I picked up from Whole Foods has been going a long way.

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And I used this organic maple syrup jug from Costco. It’s a small investment, but a treat to have on hand for holiday recipes.

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I used a blend of Trader Joe’s frozen organic veggies for this recipe.

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The fast cook time of quinoa is so perfect for weeknights and adding these ingredients to a saucepan is fast with minimal chopping or prep, I was able to empty the dishwasher and feed the dogs while it simmered.

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And the flavor came out surprisingly well, I was worried it might have too much heat. But the quinoa had just a hint of spice and heat with a little sweetness from the maple syrup, perfect level for me. Of course hubby added more Sriracha. :-)

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Filed Under: Main, Recipes Tagged With: garlic, quinoa

Comments

  1. Jennifer says

    October 29, 2013 at 10:57 am

    Yup! I am stuck around 40 on my iPad and on my iPhone I’m around mid 50s! LOL
    Sriracha! YAY! Well, where I work we will be doing a client promotion with their Sriracha Subs soon :)

    I made a Buffalo Sauce the other day! I blogged about it today, actually!

    LOVE Smokey! She’s so sweet! Just want to snuggle her!

    • christine says

      October 29, 2013 at 6:49 pm

      How fun on the Sriracha promotions! I’m stuck in the 50s now too! :-)

Hello! I'm Christine, an IT Professional in Northern California. I'm also passionate about a healthy, plant based lifestyle, running, fitness, and being eco-friendly. 40 (ack!), married, with furkids. Read More…

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