This was originally published on Junglefrog Cooking all the way back in 2011 but since I will be gone for a bit I figured this would be perfect to keep you entertained while I’m away
Quinoa and pomegranate salad | insimoneskitchen.com

I sit behind the computer and every once in a while (like every two seconds) I glance to my left where my trusted Iphone is hooked to the Mac… I’m installing the new software update version 5.0 on my Iphone 4 (no no not the Iphone 4s!) and it is taking a loooong time. Ok, I do have to admit that Itunes mentioned that it can take up to an hour or even more to do this update, but I’m used to updates being quick and taking a couple of minutes. However, whenever there is a new phone release there is also always a major software update for the existing phones… I do consider myself to be fairly technical but when it comes to changing my phone or computer I do get VERY nervous… Imagine that everything stops working?? :O(

If you were born in the sixties as I am, you can still remember the times before digital, before the mobile phone, before computers, before, well even before color tv or video! Sometimes when I think about it, it dawns on me how many technological changes there have been since I was born. It’s mindblowing really when you think about it. I can’t imagine my life without mobile phones, computers and facebook to keep everyone up to date on what’s going on in my life/work. Can you remember how things worked before computers/email/twitter/facebook? Or are you too young? πŸ™‚ Imagine having your car break down in the middle of the night and you don’t have your phone with you? How terrible would that be…?

Quinoa and pomegranate salad | insimoneskitchen.com

We’ve become so used to the digital age that it’s impossible to picture our lifes the way it used to be. Writing long letters on a piece of paper, going to the post office to get a stamp and then sending it of to your pen pal, friend or whoever else you wrote letters to in that time and age. My aunt lives in the US and that was the other end of the world to me. Impossible to have a connection to. These days I have friends all over the world, that I keep in contact with on a daily basis either through email, chat, facebook, google hangout and yes, we even meet in real life once in a while. I would not have known all those people if we didn’t all have digital tools to keep us connected. I do think there is a fine line between over using your digital resources, you have to be able to go without all that for a couple of days (try it; it’s liberating!!) and I hate it when I’m having dinner in a restaurant and the only thing you see around you is people bend over their mobile devices. (and tweeting to eachother!! Crazy!) Now that – to me – is taking it a bit too far.

In the meantime, while I was ranting about digital stuff, my phone has finished it’s update and seems to be working fine again… Pheww… I can relax now and go back to what you came to see here. That delicious quinoa recipe that I found on the internet using my Iphone..lol.. I then send it over to my computer to print. (Yes, I still like to read my recipes on paper so I don’t have to worry about getting grease stains on my Iphone!)

Quinoa and pomegranate salad | insimoneskitchen.com

Quinoa, herb and pomegranate salad

5 from 1 vote

Prep time 8 minutes
Cooking time 12 minutes
Total time 20 minutes

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Ingredients

  • 150 g quinoa
  • 1/2 vegetable stock cube
  • 75 g pine nuts
  • 1 g pomegranate seeds removed
  • 1 small handful mint chopped
  • 1 small handful coriander chopped
  • 1 lime juiced
  • extra virgin olive oil

  • Cook the quinoa according to pack instructions adding the vegetable stock cube to the cooking water. Leave to cool, then break up with a fork.
  • Meanwhile, toast the pine nuts in a dry frying pan until lightly golden. Mix the pine nuts, pomegranate seeds, herbs, lime juice and 4 tbsp oil through the quinoa.

Disclaimer

The nutritional values above are calculated per portion. The details are based on standard nutritional tables and do not constitute a professional nutritional advice.

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Simone van den Berg

Food blogger from the Netherlands. Loves good food. Likes to create healthy and easy recipes for daily use, but also loves the occasional sweet dish. Lives in the Netherlands with her two cats; Humphrey and Buffy. Profession: Food photographer, food blogger, recipe developer and nutritionist