Reprinted from The Blood Type Diet Website (www.dadamo.com)

Spring Lemon Quinoa Bean Dish
5 votes
Contributed by: Syren4444Added: Mar 24, 2009 at 03:50 PM


Description:

A fresh, zesty salad/dish that is very light and refreshing!

Best Used By Blood Types:
  • Type A (5 beneficials)
  • Type A Non Secretor (4 beneficials)
  • Type AB (3 beneficials)
  • Type AB Non Secretor (3 beneficials)
  • Type B (1 beneficials)
  • Type B Non Secretor (3 beneficials)
  • Type O (3 beneficials)
  • Type O Non Secretor (3 beneficials)
Category:
  • Side Dish
Ingredients:
  • 1 cup quinoa
  • 2 cups water
  • 1 can beans of choice (garbanzo, black eyed peas)[or use a BTD compliant substitute])
  • 1/2 cup cilantro, chopped (or use 2T dried)
  • 1/2 red onion, chopped
    Dressing:
  • 1 garlic clove
  • 1/4 cup tahini [or use a BTD compliant substitute]
  • Zest of one lemon
  • Juice of 1 lemon
  • 1 tablespoons olive oil (flavored is nice here)
  • 2 tablespoons hot water
How to make it:
  1. Cook the quinoa with the 2 cups water approx 15 minutes until absorbed.
  2. Chop onion and cilantro and set aside.
  3. In a food processor, magic bullet, or with a whisk, blend the rest of the ingredients together.
  4. Mix the cooked quinoa with the onion, cilantro, and dressing.
    Note:
    Delicious on its own or served over lettuce. Try making some extra dressing!

BTD Core Ingredients Analysis:

NameNotesA SecA NonABSecABNonB SecB NonO SecO Non
Onion (Red/Spanish/Yellow/Whit...1 ,2 B B N N N B B B
Garlic1 ,2 B N B B N B N B
Quinoa  N N N N N N N N
Olive Oil1 ,2 B B B B B B B B
Cilantro2 N B N N N N N N
Lemon/Lemon Juice2 B B B B N N N N


BTD Variations and Substitutions Analysis:

Nut/Seed Product(s)
NameNotesA SecA NonABSecABNonB SecB NonO SecO Non
Sesame Butter/Tahini2 N N A A A A N N
Almond/Almond Butter2 N N N N N N N N

Bean/Legume Product(s)
NameNotesA SecA NonABSecABNonB SecB NonO SecO Non
Garbanzo Bean (Chickpea)- A A A A A A N A
Black Eyed Pea- B N A A A A B N

[1] This recipe uses ingredients rich in lignans.
[2] This recipe uses ingredients which may help limit bacterial overgrowth.

  • This recipe is low in common allergens.
  • This recipe is gluten free.
  • This recipe uses ecologically friendly ingredients.

    If an ingredient is an avoid for your blood type, then try using a BTD compliant variant/substitute or leaving the item out of the recipe.

    Please Note:
    When using any recipe, always check it for avoids and make the appropriate adjustments where necessary. The Blood Type Diet Recipe Database has been recently greatly enhanced. Also, the food lists changed somewhat a couple of years ago, and all recipes in the database may not reflect those changes in terms of the blood types for which the recipes are recommended. Volunteer Blood Type Diet Forums Members are working to review and update all the recipes to take advantage of the all the new features and food lists. Please be patient with us until the process has been completed.

    Revision History:
    • Revised Mar 24, 2009 at 05:53 PM By: Lola