Quinoa Energy Bars

Ingredients

1 cup cooked quinoa

1/3 cup chopped walnuts

1 cup old fashioned oats

1/3 cup dried cranberries

1/4 cup shredded unsweetened coconut

1/3 cup maple syrup or agave nectar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

2 Tablespoons almond butter

1/2 cup cacao nibs or bittersweet chocolate chips

1/2 teaspoon sea salt

Directions

1. In a large bowl combine all ingredients. Mix well.
2. Line 8x8 baking dish or pan with plastic wrap with it overhanging the edges.
3. Press mixture into dish.
4. Chill until firm at least 20 minutes.  
5. Take out of refrigerator and flip onto a cutting board.  
6. Peel off plastic wrap. 
7. Cut into 16 portions.
8. Individually wrap or layer in an airtight container with plastic wrap or wax paper.

I found this recipe in a publication called Bottom Line Health. June 2013 Issue.

http://magazine-order.com/bottom-line-health.html?adt=420580&kw=bottom+line+health

Changes I made

Substituted walnuts for raw sunflower seeds(problems with digesting sunflower seeds)

Substituted dried cranberries for dried cherries(cheaper)

Substituted old-fashioned oats for quick oats(I like the texture of old-fashioned oats better)

Quinoa with Pesto and Kale

Ingredients
1/2 cup sun-dried tomatoes
2 cups chopped fresh basil
1/2 cup pine nuts
1/3 cup grapeseed oil
1 teaspoon wheatgrass powder
3/4 teaspoon sea salt
4 cups cooked quinoa
2 cups kale, sliced into thin ribbons about 2 inches long

Directions
1.  Soak sun-dried tomatoes in hot water for 30 minutes or until soft.  Drain. Slice thinly.
2.  Use a food processor to blend basil, pine nuts, oil, wheatgrass powder, and
sea salt into pesto sauce.
3.  In a large bowl , toss pesto with quinoa, sun-dried tomatoes, and kale.   Serve cold or gently heat.
Serves 4 to 6

I based my recipe off of one in the magazine Mother Earth Living called Quinoa with Secret Pesto and Sun-Dried Tomatoes but I made quite a few changes. I don't know what issue I took it out of.

Here is a link to order the magazine.  It is not available online.
https://www.motherearthliving.com/subscribe/subscribe.aspx?promocode=EMLGODAB&gclid=CNj-lY6g_rgCFfFDMgodWzEASQ

The changes I made:
Used pine nuts instead of hemp seeds
Omitted 1/3 cup essential fatty acid (EFA) oil
Omittted 1 teaspoon nutritional yeast
Omitted 1 Tablespoon minced garlic
Used kale instead of baby spinach