Quinoa Tabbouleh salad

Nice, light and refreshing salad coming from the Middle East. The orginal salad is made with bulgar wheat but I have replaced it with soft textured quinoa which I prefer over coarse bulgar. Quinoa is very healthy choice, native to South America. It is packed with nutrients, protein. 

You will need the following ingredients:

• 170 g of uncooked quinoa

• 150 g of fresh minced flat leaf parsley and 20g of fresh minced mint

• two seeded tomatoes finely chopped

• 25 g of chopped scallions

• salt and pepper 

• lemon juice from 3/4 of a lemon

• 4 tbsp of extra virgin oil olive

• 1 clove of garlic - minced (optional) 

First step is to rinse the quinoa under cold water until water runs clear and spread evenly over the frying pan. Place over medium heat until the moisture evaporate steering often. Next , cook for 10-15 minuta steering until grains start to pop and turn golden.  Place in a pan and boil slowly for 15 mins. Wait to cool and then you are ready to mix all the ingredients together into this beautiful and healthy salad.i hope you enjoy!!!

Raspberry milkshake

Today a simple idea for a milkshake. All you need is raspberries and milk.

 I have gotten a bit bored of eating fresh raspberries that is why I am making a milkshake out of them. Get around 200g of fresh raspberries and  around 200-250 ml of organic cow milk. I do prefer rice milk for shakes but I didn't have any at home. Put both in a blender/liquidiser and blend :)

You can put some sugar in because raspberries are quite sour or add two bananas to get a bit smoother taste :) Enjoy!

Milkshakes

I love milkshakes! I could drink them everyday especially now in the summer :) I tend to replace cow's  milk with other alternatives. I would like to eat more plant foods that's why I do it.  In my opinion the best for shakes is rice milk but have tried soya and oat milk as well. Today I made a very simple shake using organic strawberries and soya milk. Just blended both together in a liquidiser and voila ! Enjoy! :)