Farro salad with cranberries and toasted almonds. Fruit salad. Quinoa salad with black beans. Egg salad with…mayonnaise. Chicken salad with…mayonnaise. And I myself am guilty of this misnomer crime! Remember my Mediterranean Quinoa Salad? Not a leaf of lettuce in sight. But wait. There’s more. Many more. Curried Chickpea Salad. Sweet Potato, Lentil, and Kale Detox Salad. Curried Brussels Sprout Salad. I AM A VICTIM OF MY OWN DEMISE!
But seriously. I guess a salad is just a pile of…stuff. And as long as that stuff leaves your tastebuds holly and jolly, no one’s complaining or writing a blog post about it (except me). According to thefreedictionary.com (can you imagine owning an actual dictionary?!), a salad is 1) a dish of raw leafy green vegetables, 2) a cold dish of chopped vegetables, fruits, meat, fish, or other foods, 3) a green vegetable or herb used in salad, or 4) a varied mixture. Ohhhhhhhhhh. Four is funny.
This Thai Quinoa Fried Rice (with implied quotations around the word “fried’) is the tasty cousin of the original gangster, Quinoa Fried Rice. The former has a bit more veggies and a sweeter, more peanut-buttery flavor than the latter. If you like a higher veg to quinoa ratio, you can certainly toss in more broccoli slaw, peppers, or boy choy. Speaking of which, this recipe inspired me to use bok choy for the FIRST TIME. You heard correctly. I was a bok choy virgin. The horror. I quite love it!!
Anywho, both quinoa “fried” rice versions are beyond delish. Lettuce not pick favorites. When it comes to lettuce-less salads, they’re clearly all winners. Print [Tweet “Ring in #MeatlessMonday with this easy and delish Thai Quinoa Fried Rice via @TheHummusapien”]
