Rob Feenie's Quinoa, Greenish Edible Bean & Love Apple Tree Salad

In belatedly August I attended an Indigo Books resultant for their upcoming autumn together with vacation collection which highlighted Canada's kickoff Iron Chef America Champion, Rob Feenie's novel book, Rob Feenie's Casual Classics: Everyday Recipes for Family together with Friends out this weekend, September 15th. Rob was inwards attendance together with shared a few of his recipes at the larn together which every bit y'all tin await was pretty delicious. His publishers Douglas & McIntyre accept given us permission to part ane of the recipes from his novel book, the super delish, Quinoa, Green Bean together with Tomato Salad. (Special give cheers y'all to Rosa Pearson of flutterflutter for taking Chef Feenie's photograph that solar daytime - run across below).

Credit Note:

Rob Feenie’s Casual Classics: Everyday Recipes for Family together with Friends yesteryear Rob Feenie © 2012. Published yesteryear Douglas & McIntyre, an imprint of D&M Publishers. Reprinted alongside permission from the publisher. Photography yesteryear John Sherlock.

Quinoa, Green Bean & Tomato Salad

1 loving cup quinoa, washed good together with drained
11/2 cups water
3/4 lb fresh light-green beans, inwards 1-inch pieces
1/2 lb rattling ripe Roma tomatoes (3 to 4)
1 bell pepper (any colour), inwards 1-inch dice
two Tbsp capers, rinsed
iv light-green onions, inwards 1/2-inch slices
1/2 loving cup approximately chopped fresh basil
3/4 tsp salt
two Tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
two Tbsp fresh lemon juice
three Tbsp toasted pecans

One of my favourite grains correct straightaway is quinoa. It is ane of the most
consummate proteins on the planet together with tin operate good on its own, inwards a salad
or alongside other proteins. The telephone commutation is to give it flavour, which nosotros accept done here
alongside the lemon juice, capers, bell peppers together with tomatoes. Thoroughly washing
the quinoa earlier cooking it eliminates whatsoever bitterness. Use white or red
quinoa or a mix of both.

Vary this salad yesteryear using a grilled pepper (page 7) inwards identify of the fresh bell
pepper, together with when fresh tomatoes are non inwards season, effort oven-dried tomatoes
(page 7) instead. Use the same quantity of roasted or raw vegetables. Serve this
salad at room temperature for a vegan tiffin or rut it upwards together with serve it every bit a side
dish alongside poultry, quail or barbecued salmon. Serves iv to 6

Combine quinoa together with the 11/2 cups H2O inwards a medium pot together with convey to a simmer
on medium heat. Reduce the rut to low, encompass together with arrive at until all the liquid is
absorbed, fifteen to xx minutes. Set aside.
     Fill a large bowl alongside H2O ice water. Bring a large pot of salted H2O to a boil
on high heat, add together light-green beans together with arrive at for iv to five minutes, until barely tender.
Remove from the rut together with drain light-green beans inwards a colander. Place the colander
inwards the H2O ice H2O to save the beans’ brilliant light-green color together with halt them from
cooking further.
    Using a abrupt knife, cutting tomatoes inwards one-half together with gently mash out together with discard
the seeds. (It is non necessary to withdraw the skins for this recipe.) Cut tomatoes
inwards 1/2-inch dice.
    In a large bowl, combine quinoa, light-green beans, tomatoes, bell peppers, capers,
light-green onions together with basil. Season alongside salt, olive crude oil together with lemon juice, together with sprinkle
alongside pecans. Will continue refrigerated inwards an airtight container for upwards to two days.

Rob Feenie's Casual Classics: Everyday Recipes for Family together with Friends is available through Indigo together with Amazon together with other majority retailers here. More information tin live on establish at D&M Publishers.