A quinoa bowl loaded with your favorite super foods is healthy, fresh, and satisfying. Complemented by a delicious orange poppy seed dressing, it makes a great light meal, and is also perfect as a packed lunch!
Fresh cut fruit like mango, papaya, apple, pear, etc.
Berries
Salmon
Chopped chicken
Legumes or beans
Mushrooms
Instructions
Quinoa:
Using a fine sieve, rinse quinoa well under running water.
Add drained quinoa to a pot with the 2 cups of water and salt.
Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low and cover the pot with the lid.
Simmer quinoa for 15 minutes.
Fluff cooked quinoa with a fork or chopsticks. Let cook 2 more minutes without the lid. Set aside to cool.
Orange Poppyseed Dressing:
Combine all dressing ingredients, blending well with a whisk. Set aside until read to use.
Bowls:
Divide quinoa into 4 bowls.
Lay desired toppings on the quinoa in each of the bowls.
Drizzle with orange poppyseed dressing according to taste.
Top bowls with toasted pumpkin seeds and sunflower seeds, if desired.
Notes
Use a vegetable or chicken broth in place of water to cook the quinoa.
Add other seasonings or herbs to the quinoa as it cooks.
Quinoa can be made ahead of time and stored in the fridge until ready to make the bowls.
The quinoa bowls work best with light dressings so as not to "weigh down" the dish.
Packs up well for a school or work lunch, even with the dressing already added to the dish. Alternatively, pack the dressing separately in another container.