I've eaten quinoa in the past, but never cooked with the ancient super grain. To tell the truth, I'm having some issues with quinoa...because I feel I should buy one box and send one box back to Bolivia. Did you hear that in Bolivia, where they've been eating quinoa for a zillion years, locals are being priced out of the market? Because of the worldwide demand for quinoa, the price of quinoa has increased and many poor Bolivians cannot afford quinoa. And now they are eating cheap, less nutritious processed foods, rice and noodles. Oy vey. (Articles from: NYTimes "Quinoa’s Global Success Creates Quandary at Home" 3/19/2011, The Week, NPR)
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I love the chiffonade idea...I had actually been thinking of shredding some spinach.
Yours sounds lovely with all of the fresh citrus- I really loved the dressing on this. I felt a little guilty buying the quinoa as well.
This look absolutely delicious!! gloria love the colours
That looks fantastic. I, too, like the idea of the shredded lettuce,
it looks so good. Although Tricia and I had different opinions
in regard to the recipe, it was fun making it and trying new foods.
Wonderful job.
I was also distraught at the news regarding quinoa's affordability in Bolivia. Your salad looks lovely, though!
What a disturbing article. How frustrating really. What to do?
On the other hand this salad looks delicious.
That article broke my heart, too. G-d, agriculture is so frustrating and complicated, and it's so important that more people understand what they put into their bodies, where it comes from, and all the implications that come along with it.
I struggle with this idea all the time (I work in the coffee industry -- comes with its own host of post-Colonial and global environmental and socioeconomic problems), and it's something of a relief to see it being brought to the public's attention. But… what do we do about it?
On an admittedly lighter note about the salad, however, this looks great. I do love quinoa -- it just screams "SPRING" to me. And especially with fruit! I'd love to give this a try; thanks for sharing not only the inspiration, but also your comments about Bolivia.
The salad was rather lovely. Beautiful pictures.
I see they are starting to have success growing quinoa in the US & Canada. Hopefully, North American growers can add a more acceptable source for this food source.
Hi! I was a day late posting and cooking but what the heck, at least we tried it. I also heard about the quinoa prices in South/Central America. Doesn't seem right when we have access to so many wonderful foods here. I enjoyed the recipe and am more open to using quinoa in my cooking but would gladly give it up to feed those less fortunate than I am.
Love the addition of the grapefruit. Nice job!
I got to read that article the other day thanks to Twitter. Quinoa is good for us and its popularity keeps going up so this was bound to happen, lets hope this situation resolves soon!
I was very upset when I read the article about Bolivians being priced out of their staple food. But I already had a bag of quinoa in the pantry and went ahead with the dish. I have cooked with quinoa before, and loved every version, including this one. Versatile, adjustable, and simple to prepare.
Great photo!
I love to eat quinoa, but I rarely ever make it, this reminds me of my mothers home cooking ... I never knew about the situation in Bolivia, clearly I've had my head stuck in the sand.
We both had different ideas for the lettuce. I went with lettuce wraps. So sad about the article. I would have thought that increased demand would bring wealth, not malnutrition.
Yes I loved how easy this dish was and also how easy it was to customise according to your tastes! That is terrible about Bolivia :-(
Lovely photos! Thank you for the information on Bolivia, as I had not read it before.
Thanks for posting the link to the NYT article. Globalization strikes again - I'm not sure how this can be resolved for Bolivians. I hope that those of us using this seed elsewhere start growing it closer to home.
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