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I’ve heard a lot of good things about quinoa ( keen-wah) so I bought a pack from a health food store to give it a try…and I’m so glad I did.
Quinoa (pronounced as keen-wah) is super-healthy, it contains lots of amino acids and iron and other minerals that are very good for us but the best part for me is that it tastes good. It has a mild nutty taste, smells a bit like mung beans and has a nice bite to eat, it’s like eating couscous or little balls of pasta. Just google quinoa to find out more about it’s health benefits and origin.
Uncooked white quinoa. Rinse it well before cooking to wash off the soap-like and bitter-tasting coating called saponins that acts like natural insect repellant. (got that info at the back of the packaging)
Roasting the quinoa before cooking enhances it’s flavor.
cook the quinoa in water and milk for about 15 minutes or until the germ separates from the seed..
add more fresh milk, and fresh fruits, raisins and nuts..yummy and healthy!
BREAKFAST QUINOA with FRESH FRUITS, RAISINS & CANDIED WALNUTS
1 cup quinoa
1 cup milk
1 cup waterCandied Walnuts
1/2 cup walnuts
3 tablespoons sugarFresh fruits – add your fave fruits or whatever is in season and as much as you like..
2 kiwis
2 bananas
2 mangoes
raisins
honeyDirections:
Heat a pan on medium high heat. Put quinoa in a fine mesh strainer and wash thoroughly; drain well. Put the washed quinoa in the already hot pan and pan-roast it until golden.Put the roasted quinoa, milk and water in a saucepan and cook for about 15 minutes or until you see the germ separates from the seed; Meanwhile, make the candied walnuts by putting walnuts and sugar together in a pan, use the same one you used for the quinoa. You can put more or less sugar if you like.
Cook walnuts until sugar browns and coats the walnuts pieces.Slice the fruits when the quinoa is already cooked. Loosen quinoa by adding fresh milk, spoon some on bowls, add slices of each fruits on top, add raisins and candied walnuts and drizzle with honey to sweeten.
Enjoy! :)
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Love quinoa too….but i cooked mine like i do with rice – dry and mixed with
dried cranberries and toasted almonds….
bisaya ka? bisaya ko…
I’m not, but my husband is; he is from Cagayan de Oro :)
What a lovely & festive good for you breakfast!! I love quinoa too!
A lot of proteîn in this tasty breakfast!
I have never seen this quinoa for real nor tasted any before…sounds very interesting and the way you cook it is different from some of the quinoa dishes in various other blogs I’ve seen.