HolisticGirl
Arnold
Lara MQuirky Quinoa
May 18th 2009 20:25
Few people know how to say it, let alone what it is or how to cook it. Pronounced 'keen-wah', this extremely versatile grain (or more correctly, a seed) is not only a complex carbohydrat but also a complete protein, containing all the 8 essential amino acids. It should be on the growing list of superfoods as it contains phosphorous, magnesium, calcium iron and dietary fibre; it's gluten free and very low in fat.
Dried Quinoa looks like very tiny balls of grain which when cooked in liquid split and swell up to produce a nutty rice-like texture, slighty creamy. It's easy to cook, like rice - just cover in boiling water, bring back to the boil and then simmer very gently until all the liquid is absorbed and the grains have swelled up, about 10 mins. I add a little piece of vegetable stock cube to the water to give it some added flavour.
My favourite meal is to heat some oil and cook some vegetable - leeks, broccoli, peppers, cherry tomatoes - until slightly soft, then mix into the Quinoa. Adding some feta cheese makes it even tastier. Other suggestions are using it as a stuffing, in peppers, as a side dish with some herbs, thickening in soups, flavoured with all sorts of spices, really any way you use rice you could use quinoa but in my opinion it's better for you.
Dried Quinoa looks like very tiny balls of grain which when cooked in liquid split and swell up to produce a nutty rice-like texture, slighty creamy. It's easy to cook, like rice - just cover in boiling water, bring back to the boil and then simmer very gently until all the liquid is absorbed and the grains have swelled up, about 10 mins. I add a little piece of vegetable stock cube to the water to give it some added flavour.
My favourite meal is to heat some oil and cook some vegetable - leeks, broccoli, peppers, cherry tomatoes - until slightly soft, then mix into the Quinoa. Adding some feta cheese makes it even tastier. Other suggestions are using it as a stuffing, in peppers, as a side dish with some herbs, thickening in soups, flavoured with all sorts of spices, really any way you use rice you could use quinoa but in my opinion it's better for you.
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