I have been thinking about making a simple green salad, but I want something not made up of leafy greens. The next simple green salad I can think of is with green apples and celery, so this is what I made. I find this salad is more than just an ordinary celery salad. This has […]
I love adding nuts and seeds to salads as it gives a nice texture that makes it more flavoursome. I have a newfound favourite which is a mixture of toasted sunflower seeds and buckwheat groats, which I came across accidentally. Initially I thought of toasting just sunflower seeds to use for a salad dish I […]
Quinoa is a grain crop that is grown for its edible seeds. Despite that, it’s not a grain and free from gluten. It’s pronounced as keen-wah. In a 100 g (3.5 oz) serving, cooked quinoa provides 120 calories and is an excellent source of manganese and phosphorus, and a moderate source of dietary fiber, folate, iron, zinc and magnesium. Quinoa is high in protein compared to most plant foods, but compared to other protein sources […]