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If You’ve Ever Wanted to Try Quinoa, Try This Insanely Delicious Pork Dish
If you're looking for a workable definition of quinoa, try this one. According to Merriam-Webster Dictionary, this is what quinoa is:
An annual herb (Chenopodium quinoa) of the goosefoot family that is native to the Andean highlands and is cultivated for its starchy seeds which are used as food and ground into flour.
Did that help? I didn't think so.
Maybe this will help.
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I'll admit. Until writing this story, I didn't know much about quinoa either. I mean, I have eaten it and I like it. But, truth be told, I didn't really even know exactly what in the heck it is.
But, okay, we'll go with it. It's not a grain, it's a seed. I think this recipe, from Merritt Bates-Thomas (with the Green River District Health Department in Owensboro, KY) is a great introduction to quinoa. It's relatively easy to prepare and is a great way to showcase and compliment those "seeds" with Brussels sprouts and cranberries.
PORK TENDERLOIN w/ QUINOA PILAF
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