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

Quinoa Confetti
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Contributed by: Susan Robinson-Baraboo, WIAdded: Feb 05, 2010 at 07:04 AM


Description:

This is the prettiest side salad one could have on their plate. Enjoy! Can be chilled and served as a side salad or warmed and served as a side dish.

Best Used By Blood Types:
  • Type A (6 beneficials)
  • Type A Non Secretor (5 beneficials)
  • Type AB (3 beneficials)
  • Type AB Non Secretor (2 beneficials)
  • Type B (4 beneficials)
  • Type B Non Secretor (6 beneficials)
  • Type O (3 beneficials)
Category:
  • Salad
Ingredients:
  • 1 cup red quinoa
  • 1/2 cup purple onion (chopped)
  • 1 cup beets (chopped)
  • 1 cup carrots (chopped)
  • 1 cup broccoli (small florettes)
  • 1/2 cup golden raisins (Unsulfured), dried cranberries or currants may be substituted.
  • 1 cup fresh spinach (chopped)
  • 1 cup fresh arugula (chopped)
  • 1-1/2 teaspoon apricot preserves (made only from fruit juice)or preserves for your blood type.
How to make it:
  1. Wash arugula and spinach and set aside to dry
  2. slightly steam vegetables (set aside)
  3. cook quinoa
  4. In a large mixing bowl add these ingredients:
  5. onion
  6. beets
  7. carrots
  8. raisins
  9. broccoli
  10. quinoa (cooked)
  11. apricot preserves (melted)
  12. Stir all ingredients together
  13. Cut spinach and arugula in 1/2'' to 1'' pieces and put on a dinner plate.
  14. Scoop with an ice cream scoop and place two scoops of quinoa salad on top of greens, serve and enjoy. :)

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
Apricot/Apricot Juice1 ,2 ,3 B B N N N N N A
Quinoa  N N N N N N N N
Raisin1 ,2 ,3 N N N N N N N N
Arugula  N N N N N N N N
Beet2 ,3 N N B N B B N N
Carrot2 ,3 B N N N B B N B
Spinach/Spinach Juice2 ,3 B B N N N N B B
Broccoli1 ,2 ,3 B B B B B B B B


BTD Variations and Substitutions Analysis:

Fruit/ Fruit Juice Product(s)
NameNotesA SecA NonABSecABNonB SecB NonO SecO Non
Currants (Black/Red)- N N N N N B N N
Cranberry2 B B B B B B N N

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

  • 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.

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    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 Jan 22, 2011 at 07:54 PM By: Joe