Pinned this...made that! Quinoa Cups and Avocado Salad

 

Pinned this...

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 made that!

Salad was a champ!

Quinoa Cups:

They were a little bland. I'm sure removing the ham had something to do with this. I probably should have added some kind of spice, but I didn't. Nathan topped his with salsa to give them some flavor.  P.S. When the recipe says to spray the pan liberally I think it meant it. My cups stuck to the pan hard core!

 

Avocado Salad:

The avocado salad was DELICIOUS! Personally, I could do without the tomatoes (still learning to eat raw tomatoes). I changed a few things in the recipe to make it a little more Janet/Nathan friendly.

1. I halved the recipe so that we wouldn't have too many left overs since sliced avocado doesn't last long.

2. I sauted the corn (about 2 cups) with the onion (no grill and I thought the raw onion would be too strong) I put it in the fridge to chill before mixing in the remaining ingredients.

3. I only used half of the tomatoes called for in the recipe (so really a quarter of the tomatoes)

4. I used balsamic vinegar in the dressing instead of sherry vinegar.