Showing posts with label quinoa with last of Pico de gallo. Show all posts
Showing posts with label quinoa with last of Pico de gallo. Show all posts

Sunday, May 10, 2020

I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby

All Beef Cheeseburger with toasted bun
P announced he would make us BLTs and it sounded great, the right combination of salty and fresh cool ingredients, a nice toasted bread!  After a couple more funky days, it sounded like heaven for someone to shop and cook for me.  The only thing I had was lettuce, so off he went to the corner markets only to find they were out of both bacon and regular bread.  As I had mentioned before but didn't take my own advice, you need to come with a plan B so as not to waste time inside the market.  After a short phone call we decided to switch to burgers as he found ground beef and cute brioche buns.  I made a very tasty, quick side salad using my chilled quinoa mixed with the remaining pico de gallo, a squeeze of fresh lime brought it back to life.  This is a very similar to the freshness you get from a greek type salad using quinoa.  Basically the little thirsty grain soaks up anything acidic and loves to blend with fresh herbs.  A good reminded side to keep in mind.  Make a batch of quinoa and store it the fridge for just such occasions. 
I got the grill pan heated right away and began chopping the vegetables, formed the patties.  After a few minutes I realized I was cooking the meal by force of habit and P either noticed or didn't say anything.  It was so quick, it hardly mattered but I was a little bummed I may have blown my one chance for pampering.