Meatless Monday: Quinoa and Bean Salad

After a weekend of decadent eating (read: a Tommenator followed by Morelli's Ice Cream!), it was definitely time for Meatless Monday. I had never made quinoa before, but I picked up some at Costco and found it easy as can be.

I'm almost ashamed to admit where I got this recipe. Food snobs like me often scoff at Rachael Ray for being both a hack and mightily annoying. But I read the April issue of her magazine courtesy of my mother-in-law and was amazed at how much I picked up from it. Consider me a reformed hater, sort of.

I was feeling very pro-Rachael, but I just tried another recipe from her magazine and all I can say is 30 minutes my butt. Ok onto happier things...

Quinoa and Red Bean Salad


And how timely, NY Times covered quinoa this weekend. Who knew it was all grown in Bolivia? I feel bad that we're eating all of their quinoa, but I feel good that I'm eating something good for me. Ooh too much thinking for Monday night, that's an ethical dilemma for another time!