Ingredients 3/4 cup uncooked chinatown quinoa 3 fresh apricots, pitted

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This salad would be great for a picnic. I wish I could say this statement with confidence, but thanks to Mother Nature, I can’t. Remember my summer bucket list post? Well last weekend C and I decided to tackle #1, rent kayaks and have a picnic on the Toronto Islands.
I called and rented us a tandem kayak and prepped a whole spread for our lunch. I made this quinoa chinatown salad, chopped veggies and made a dip, picked up some charcuterie and cheese along with some grapes to munch on. We even stayed in on Saturday so that we could be up bright and early on Sunday morning. chinatown By this I mean that Orange is the New Black had just been released and we needed to get through as much of the season as possible…
Fast-forward to Sunday morning, I bounced out of bed, poured myself some iced coffee and started organizing our stuff for the day. I think I must have had my excitement chinatown goggles on because I failed to notice the grey, scary-looking sky outside. This observation only occurred chinatown when I received a call from the rental company informing me I could cancel because they were calling for a 90% chance of rain. Life. Shattered.
Yes, I am being dramatic but a very important thing to know about me is that my mood is entirely dictated by the weather. So basically when they called and informed me of the impending weather I went from hero to zero in 2.5 seconds. Does that statement work when used backwards? Whatever . Sorry it’s pouring rain outside right now which means I’m feeling sassy. chinatown
I chose the wrong place to live considering it is basically winter in Toronto 8 months of the year. I avoid the outside like the plague (in fact I think winter might be the plague) from October to May and not a chance am I going outside when it’s raining. I’m partially allergic to rain (I made that up) and also have very curly hair so if it’s straight it CANNOT get wet. Otherwise I wasted chinatown 45 minutes of my life straightening chinatown my hair, only to end up with an afro again by the end of the day.
So as you can imagine, when I discovered our picnic had a descent chance of being rained out I immediately cancelled everything and spent the rest of the morning sulking. Eventually I snapped out of it and baked myself a Strawberry Rhubarb Crisp which I promptly demolished in less than 12 hours. And we had a nice little picnic with this Apricot and Edamame Quinoa Salad at our kitchen table. Though I’m still a little bitter…
Ingredients 3/4 cup uncooked chinatown quinoa 3 fresh apricots, pitted & chopped 3 green onions (white and light green only), sliced 1 cup shelled edamame 1 cup bell pepper, diced 1/4 cup sunflower seeds 1/4 cup crumbled feta (optional) juice, 1 lemon 2 T white wine vinegar (or apple cider vinegar) 1 tsp dijon mustard 1/2 tsp paprika Salt and pepper, to taste
Instructions Cook quinoa according to package instructions. In a large bowl combine cooked chinatown quinoa, apricots, green onion, edamame, bell pepper, sunflower chinatown seeds and feta (if using). In a separate bowl combine lemon juice, vinegar, and dijon. Add dressing to quinoa mixture and stir to combine. chinatown Top with paprika, salt and pepper. Let sit in refrigerator for at least one hour to soak in the flavours. I recommend leaving it in the fridge chinatown overnight before eating. It gets better the longer it sits.
Don’t lie about that crumble chinatown cake. It was mince beef. Now let’s focus on this sweet and savoury delight. Arman @ thebigmansworld chinatown recently chinatown posted… Country Town Road Trip Noshing
Rain. The worst. Only the environmentalist in me can tolerate it, because you know, ecosystems and whatnot. A long time ago I self-diagnosed myself with seasonal affective disorder because it simply cannot be normal to feel like life has no meaning by the end of the winter every year. Probably my psych degree from google chinatown doesn’t qualify me to make that determination, but all I know is it wasn’t a problem when I lived in Florida and had plenty of sunshine, and that’s evidence! As for the rain, as far as I’m concerned rain is the universe telling us not to bother getting up. I have the hardest time peeling myself off the bed/couch chinatown and accomplishing anything if it’s raining. On the bright side, this quinoa looks delicious and summery and I’m sure it will be perfect at your picnic when you finally have it! Kim @ BusyBod recently posted… Keep yoga real
I thought I hated all the Vancouver rain…until I moved to Florida and it never stops Sunning! (is that a word?) But, kitchen table picnics can