Uncooked Quinoa

Uncooked Quinoa

I’ve been experimenting a lot with quinoa. I grew to love it very quickly. It’s easy to cook and extremely versatile. It’s the only grain that’s a complete protein all on its own, so it’s a great addition to vegetarian dishes. And it adds a loving, feminine fluffiness to this otherwise manly bowl that I’m going to tell you about. Sorry I don’t have a photo for you this time. I’ll get one next time for sure. It’s a beautiful dish and it was so good that we gobbled it up before photos could be taken.

Beth and Weldon’s Bowl of Vegetarian Superpowers

Layer in your favorite shallow bowl:
About a third cup of Fritos, crushed. Not to dust, but you want the pieces smaller than regular Fritos.
About half a cup of cooked quinoa.
About half a cup of black beans. I used canned. You can get fancier if you want, but there’s really no need.
Half an avocado, diced.
Salt to taste.
Top with a dollop of plain Greek yogurt and a couple of spoonfuls of your favorite salsa. For us, it was Mrs. Renfro’s Roasted Salsa.

It’s really as simple as that. If you’re a die-hard carnivore, or even a flexitarian, you can sub diced chicken for the black beans. Weldon thinks you could have both, but I think that might be too much. It’s already a very filling dish. I’d choose one or the other.

Try it and you’ll join me in my new motto, Quinoa gives me superpowers!