Delicious Quinoa Salad with Moroccan flavored grilled Kefta Recipe by Atlantic Canada Cooks

Fast & delicious quinoa salad with Moroccan flavored grilled kefta. Local fresh herbs with lettuce and berries to complete a healthy meal.

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[Music] So today we’re going to feature a good composed meal that you can do in 30 minutes. And I’m excited because one of our favorite salads mom is is using is a quinoa salad. And one of the things I love about quinoa is it’s packed with protein, but I put a tablespoon of this chimmy cherry in with the onions before I cook the quinoa. And if you don’t have anything that’s pre-done, just add some fresh green onion and maybe throw your favorite herbs into it. And then what you end up with is what is like almost like a peel off style. So you’ll see the quinoa is nice and fluffy and it is ready to eat. Now we’re going to turn this into a cold quinoa salad. We’ve got some red pepper, yellow pepper, and some orange peppers. I don’t particularly use raw green pepper. That’s just a choice. My preference is the sweeter peppers. And I’ve cut them all the similar size. So, we’re going to put those into the quinoa salad. Got some cut up cucumbers, which is one of my favorite vegetables. But over here, we’ve got some diced green onions. So, I like to use my green onions, these smaller onions, or maybe a leak instead of the harder onions because they have a brighter, softer flavor. So, we’re going to put all of those green onions in. So, we’ve got our onions and our peppers. And I’m reserving the cucumbers because I’m going to top the salad off with the cucumbers. So, what I’m going to do is I’m just going to take a grater and just add a little bit of carrot. And again, that’s going to add a natural sweetness. And again, we’re going to stir that through. What we’re going to add is some cracked pepper. And then of course, we’re going to add a little bit of salt. And when you add some olive oil into your diet, you’re adding a lot of nature’s great health naturally in. This is where I want smell vision again. Some beautiful cilantro. And we’re just going to cut this up small. And as this salad sits, the flavor enhances. It does. So this afternoon, right, it sits and it gets better and better. So with this, we’re gonna pair some great kept or ground meat. So I have my nice fresh ground meat in here. And what I’m now going to do is just add a few of those flavors. And if you check back on our YouTube channel, I made this recipe and barbecued it in Cabernet just a few weeks back and was doing that while I was grilling directly beside me. So, we’re going to be doing this recipe, but I’m going to put my some of my ingredients in a little bit more traditional way. So, we’ve added some salt and pepper. So, what I’m going to be adding is a little bit of a spice mixture. And in this is some paprika, some cumin, and a little bit of ground pepper. So wonderfully, this is already premixed in the jar for me. Can smell those wonderful flavors. Oh, yeah. There’s a little bit of cinnamon that’s in there as well. I’m going to put about a tablespoon in the amount that we’re making today. So, what we’ve done here is we’ve taken the onions and we’ve taken those fresh herbs and I did them in my blender. So, this is the ground onion and it’s minced up very fine. And the trick is is when you stir this in through your meat, it’s going to really have a mince into it. Does that make sense? So, if I was the butcher, I would be grounding it in. And this way those flavors get directly into the individual meat fibers. So I’m going to roll these up similar to the size of a meatball. And the other thing is is these freeze really well. So what I’m doing is I’m pushing these flatter so that they’re going to cook evenly. We are going to do these on the frying pan behind you. So she’s going to get those in. They’re not going to take too long to cook, but let’s get some sauce ready that we’re going to have with that. We’re just going to make up a little bit of a creamy sauce. And I’m going to use some mayonnaise, but a couple tablespoons of mayonnaise. I’m going to put a little bit of that kepta seasoning. Just trying to not get too much. So, granu put a little bit of your ground paprika, cumin, tidying, a little bit of ground cinnamon. that’s going to go into that dish. What I’m also going to add is a little bit of granulated garlic because as we know, garlic is always good. This is a relish, which is a diced up pickles. So, what I’m going to be doing here, and I don’t want to put a lot, but I’ve got some diced up pickles that are going to go in. And what this is going to do is it’s going to add that griny flavor. And again, once this sauce sets just a little [Music] bit, already amazing. So, what I’m going to do is I’m going to start on the side of my bowl and I’m just going to add some a portion. And I probably have about a half a cup. And then over here, I’ve got some wonderful baby spinach. And then we’ve got some nice romaine fresh lettuce here. And then I like to add a little bit of shredded carrot and some cabbage. And here we’ve got some beautiful purple cabbage and some regular green cabbage. Now here is where I’m going to put my cucumbers in. But what I’m going to do is put a few of the blackberries and a few of the raspberries on the side of this dish. is I’m just going to drizzle a little bit of olive oil across the top of this. And then what I’m going to do is just add some other health and delicious. These are raisins. Dried fruits always add wonderful flavor. The other thing I have here is some pumpkin seeds. Again, these are roasted pumpkin seeds. And what I’m adding to this is some fiber and a lot more health and wellness to the dish. And I’m going to top this off with just a couple of those beautiful baby tomatoes. That looks good. Right. And one of the things that I have is I’ve got this beautiful fresh basil. And this is where using your fresh herbs adds a punch of flavor. Oh, but smell it. Just picking it up. Give it a rub. I know. It’s so good. And there we have a wonderful salad bowl or power bowl. Now, if you want that protein, this is where the opportunity is. We can add a little bit of kefta to enjoy with it. And look at this beautiful composed dish. Now, you can take this and put it right in your sandwich. Yes. Directly in your mouth. I completely agree with that one, Mom.