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Black-Bean and Tomato Quinoa

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Category:     Entree

Description:
This recipe is easily modified for several blood types, leaving out the tomatoes is fine, changing the bean variety is fine too.


General applicability:

Black-Bean and Tomato Quinoa
Green: recipe contains only neutral or a beneficials ingredients for that type.
Yellow: recipe contains an secondary avoid ingredient that may be substituted by a more permissable one.
Orange: contains an avoid in a primary ingredient.



Ingredient list:
  • 2 teaspoons grated lime zest
  • 2 Tablespoons fresh lime juice
  • 2 Tablespoons unsalted ghee, melted and cooled
  • 1 Tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 1 cup quinoa
  • 1 (14- to 15-ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained
  • 2 medium tomatoes, diced
  • 4 scallions, chopped
  • 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro


How to make it:
  • Whisk together lime zest and juice, ghee, oil, 1/2 teaspoon sea salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper in a large bowl.
  • Wash quinoa in 3 changes of cold water in a bowl, draining in a sieve each time.
  • Cook quinoa in a medium pot of boiling salted water (1 Tablespoon sea salt for 2 quarts water), uncovered, until almost tender, about 10 minutes.
  • Drain in sieve, then set sieve in same pot with 1 inch of simmering water (water should not touch bottom of sieve).
  • Cover quinoa with a folded kitchen towel, then cover sieve with a lid (don't worry if lid doesn't fit tightly) and steam over medium heat until tender, fluffy, and dry, about 10 minutes.
  • Remove pot from heat and remove lid.
  • Let stand, still covered with towel, 5 minutes.
  • Add quinoa to dressing and toss until dressing is absorbed, then stir in remaining ingredients and salt and pepper to taste.
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Blood Type Diet Analysis:


Core Ingredients Analysis:
The ingredients in this category are either BTD compliant for all types or the recipe author and/or editor did not suggest a possible substitution. If this category contains avoids for your blood type this recipe may not work for you, unless you feel like you can omit the item or make an appropriate substitution.

Ingredient
A
B
O
AB
A NS
B NS
O NS
AB NS
Lime
B
N
N
N
N
N
N
B
Ghee, Clarified Butter
N
N
N
N
N
B
N
B
Coriander
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
Black Beans
B
A
N
A
N
A
N
A
Scallion
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
Quinoa
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
Olive Oil
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B


Variations and Substitutions Analysis:
This category of ingredients contains possible substitutions that may allow different blood types to use the recipe or ingredients that can be left out of the recipe altogether.

Ingredient
A
B
O
AB
A NS
B NS
O NS
AB NS
Tomato
A
A
N
N
N
N
N
B


Macronutrient Analysis:

This recipe may contain macronutrients with important effects on health

  • The recipe may contain ingredients high in lignans
  • The recipe may contain ingredients high in phytoestrogens
  • The recipe may contain ingredients encourage health microbiome balance