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Hi, my name is Suanne and I am writing this blog to share some of the tips and recipes I have learned or created with our backyard garden. The garden itself is actually my husband John's but we have had a garden for over 25 years so I have picked up some garden knowledge along the way. We live in Austin, Texas so we are blessed with a year long growing season. We always have something to eat from the garden and this pretty much dictates what we eat. All of our meals are planned around what happens to be growing at the time. One of the biggest challenges is what I like to call crop maintenance. What to do with all of the vegetables? Beyond sharing with the neighbors and friends I am always trying creative approaches to preparing the bounty. So the blog seemed like a good way to both keep track of and share my recipes.

Monday, August 5, 2013

Roasted Beet, Arugula and Quinoa Salad


We had a few beets leftovr so I decided to roast them up and toss them with some rd quinoa and some fresh Arugula just picked from the garden.  I sed a red quinoa here.  Yummy.

2 cups cooked quinoa (1 cups of dried quinoa cooked per directions)
4-5 beets peeled cut into 1/2 inch diced pieces
1 bunch arugula chopped rough
2 oz of goat cheese
2-3 scallions chopped
Citrus Vinegarette

Coat the beets with olive oil and season with salt and pepper.Roast the beets for 20 minutes at 375.  Cool
When Quinao is room temperature add the rest of the ingredients and toss.

Citrus Vinegarette

1 tsp grated orange peel
Juice of 1 orange
2 oz Grapefruit or white balsamic vinegar
1/2 tsp of salt
2 oz of good quality olive oil.

Combine all ingredients in a jar, cover with lid and shake.  

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