Special Diet Information

Coumadin® (Warfarin)
This recipe is safe for Coumadin (warfarin) users.

Lactose
This recipe is safe for those who are lactose intolerant.

Sodium
This is NOT a low sodium recipe.

GERD / Acid Reflux
This recipe contains GERD triggers and those with GERD may wish to avoid it.

Gluten Sensitivity
This recipe is safe for those who are sensitive to gluten.

"When in doubt, wear red." -Bill Blass, Fashion Designer

The refrigerator light goes on...

After publishing a recipe for Green Quinoa Salad I received this email:

“Thank you for the recipe which I will try this week. It raises a question which puzzles me - if you won't be offended by my asking. It is that you almost always specify green bell peppers in your recipes when, to my palate, the red or orange ones taste so much better. Is the food value greater in the green peppers or is it just a matter of personal taste? The only time I use the green peppers is when I use them coarsely chopped together with red ones for, say, macaroni salad during the Christmas period.”

While there are a lot of recipes on this website that call for red bell peppers, this email inspired me to make this Red Quinoa Salad. It is completely different than its Green Quinoa Salad cousin, with a sweeter, spicier flavor that makes a great counterpoint to the herbaceous flavor of the green salad.

Some of you might have thought that this would be a salad using red quinoa and you could be right. There are hundreds of different varieties of quinoa, and a few of them are coming into the U.S. now. You can more easily find red or black quinoa and both would be great in this salad.