Herbed Quinoa

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delicious! my family thought quinoa was boring before trying this recipe, i thought there was a bit too much lemon, but my family didn't, I might cut down on it next time though.

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This one really missed the mark. I didn't like it at all and threw it out. Sorry Giada.

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I really like strong flavors, so I disregarded the many comments about the excessive lemon in this recipe. Big mistake. This is mouth-puckeringly sour. Way, way too much lemon. I'd cut it in half or maybe even less than that.

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This was excellent! We put a few teaspoons of lemon juice when cooking quinoa rather than 1/4 of a cup of lemon juice. We also just put a few drizzles of lemon juice and the full 2 teaspoons of zest in the dressing. We added sliced grape tomatoes and it was perfect. Fresh herbs are the key.

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Like so many of Giada's recipes, I take her lemon ingredients as a suggestion, more than a direction. I used the juice of 1/2 a lemon in the dressing and 1/8 teaspoon of zest. It still tasted too lemony to me. I also riffed on this recipe -adding fresh oregano, 1 chopped tomato, 1/4 cup of crumbled feta and 1 minced clove of garlic to make this a more substantial side for pesto marinated steak. It was fantastic. I think Giada would be proud...and then ask me for some lemon wedges anyway. :

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When I read the other reviews, I was a little concerned about the lemon flavor as others had noted. I still made the recipe as directed and it was great. I actually added in some fresh Lemon Verbena to the herbs. Delicious! I will definitely be making this dish over and over again. Great addition to a summer grill-out!

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This was so incredibly delicious that I had to scrape up every little bit! I used less lemon juice as everyone said and added some tomatoes and artichokes. SO. So. good.

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This is one of my favorite spring, summer recipes. I have a meyer lemon tree in the back yard and use them for all recipes calling for lemon. By using that type of lemon I found it not too lemony at all. This is one of the few recipes that I follow EXACTLY as printed, except sometimes I use veg. stock when making for my vegetarian friends. Also I have sometimes changed up the herbs depending on what's available in the garden. Mint instead of parsley, some dried basil in the cooking liquid. I agree that it is good hot, room temp or cold although some family members do not appreciate it cold.

The first time I made this I served with grilled steak and a visiting 17 year old said the Quinoa was the best thing he had ever eaten

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Okay~ I followed this recipe to the exact measurements expertly recommended by the skillful Giada. I thought that just the 1/4 cup of lemon juice in the dressing sufficed and not the added 1/4 lemon juice also for the quinoa. However, with every bite I strangely pined for yet another bite! Next time, I shall use only 1/4 lemon juice in the dressing only, to see if my palette is equally as pleased with this healthy little number. Thank you, Giada!

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This was my first time making quinoa and I followed the recipe exactly as it says. I thought it was too lemony, as many people have said. I enjoy the lemon flavor, but it was very overwhelming. Next time I will skip out on the lemon in the chicken stock and probably use less in the dressing mixture.