Bitter-Sweet Pitta Pacifying Salad (For Pitta)

Ingredients:​

• 1 cup red or white quinoa
• 2 cups water
• 1 large lemon
• ¼ teaspoon (tsp.) ground coriander
• ¼ tsp. ground cumin
• ¼ tsp. sweet paprika
• 2 medium firm-ripe butter fruit, peeled, and cut into half-inch chunks
• Freshly ground black pepper
• Salt to taste

How to prepare:

• Rinse the quinoa well with cold water.
• Cook the quinoa in a rice cooker with water till it becomes fluffy. Strain it and let it cool.
• Cut and add the butter fruit to it, and squeeze the lemon on to it.
• Add all the spices, and salt to taste.
• Toss the salad and serve.

Suggestions:

• Generally, most sweet and bitter vegetables may be used for the pitta recipes. You may choose from these vegetables – beets, bitter melon, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, celery, cilantro, cucumber, green beans, leafy greens, lettuce, okra, peas, peppers, sweet and white potatoes, pomegranates, prunes, and raisins.
• As part of the salad dressing, you may choose from among coconut milk (thick), pepper, ginger, chopped basil, and salt.