How To Cook Quinoa, Easy Quinoa Recipes

Quinoa: Tasty, versatile, has complete protein, full of vitamins & minerals!

Cooking Quinoa: Quinoa is simple to cook, very much like rice. This easy quinoa recipe gives you basic cooked quinoa - similar in texture and appearance to couscous, but more substantial and nutritious.

What To Do With Cooked Quinoa: Use this basic quinoa recipe as a starting point, and substitute quinoa for couscous or rice in almost any meal. Just a few examples of easy quinoa recipes using cooked quinoa:

Breakfast Quinoa Quinoa Burgers Quinoa Salad Quinoa Veggie Stir Fry

What to Eat With Quinoa: Quinoa is delicious served with veggies, bean dishes, tofu, or sauces. Here are just a few great recipes to eat with cooked quinoa:

Butternut Squash Stew Crockpot Chickpea Curry Mixed Veggies In Coconut Curry Sauce Mozambique Vegetable Stew Tofu Bak Choy Stir Fry

Quinoa Nutrition: With the most complete proteins of any grain, and a great source of vitamins and minerals - iron, magnesium, Vit E, potassium, amino acids, and fiber - quinoa is an ideal food for vegetarian or vegan diets - or any kind of diet!

This basic quinoa recipe makes 4 - 6 servings. You'll need a 2 quart pot with a tight fitting lid, and a fine mesh strainer. Double the recipe if you want to have leftover quinoa for another meal or two.

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Basic Quinoa Recipe - Ingredients:

• 1 cup quinoa
• 1 1/2 cups cold water
• Optional: 1/2 tsp salt

Quinoa Cooking Directions:

1. Soak the quinoa for 15 min in the cooking pot. Soaking helps quinoa to cook evenly, and loosens up the outer coating of saponin, which can give a bitter taste if not removed
2. If you don't have time for a longer soaking, use hot water and soak for five minutes
3. To Rinse: Stir the quinoa with your hand, and carefully pour off the rinsing water, using a fine mesh strainer at the last
4. Drain quinoa well in the strainer, transfer to the cooking pot, add 1 1/2 cups water & 1/2 tsp salt if desired
5. Bring to a boil, cover with a tight fitting lid, and turn the heat down to simmer
6. Cook for 15 minutes
7. Remove quinoa from heat and allow to sit five minutes with the lid on
8. Fluff quinoa gently with a fork and serve
9. Quinoa is delicious by itself or with any of the recipes listed above

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More Delicious, Easy Quinoa Recipes From Savvy Vegetarian

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Comments Or Questions About The Basic Quinoa Recipe:

Question: Is quinoa a type of corn? I am trying to avoid corn based products and am wondering if quinoa falls into that category - Kathy P.

Answer: Quinoa isn't related to corn. It's actually related to pigweed and it should be safe for you to eat - Savvy Veg

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