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Vegetarian Quinoa Recipe
Quinoa With Toasted Almonds and Dried Cranberries
4 - 6 Servings: This quinoa recipe goes well with moist curry dishes, such as Crockpot Chickpea Curry, or Easy Vegetable Curry, green salad and flat bread.
Quinoa has a nutty flavor and a pleasing texture similar to rice. It's good source of vegetarian protein, vitamins and minerals - iron, magnesium, Vit E, potassium, amino acids, and fiber.
Unlike wheat or rice, quinoa is a good source of lysine. Quinoa is also gluten free, and has more fat than most grains.
More quinoa info
Ingredients:
- 1 cup quinoa
- 1/2 cup sliced blanched almonds
- 1 veggie cube
- 1 1/2 cups boiling water
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 1 bay leaf
- 1/2 cup dried cranberries
Directions
- Soak the quinoa 1/2 - 1 hour in cold water
- Rinse very thoroughly in water several times. For each rinse, pour off most of the water and finish draining through a large fine mesh strainer
- Shake dry in the strainer
- On medium heat, stir and toast the sliced almonds until golden
- Remove from pan
- Stir and toast the quinoa until dry and turning color
- Transfer toasted quinoa, toasted almonds, and cranberries to 2 qt saucepan
- Add boiling water, veggie cube, salt, bay leaf and cinnamon stick
- Bring back to boil
- Cover, turn the heat to simmer, cook for 20 minutes
- Remove from heat and allow to sit five minutes with lid on
- Fluff gently with a fork and serve.
Quinoa Tips:
Quinoa is native to the Andes, where it has been a staple food for 6000 years. Quinoa is light, easily digested, and has the most complete nutrition, and highest protein content of any grain! Technically, quinoa isn't a grain, but certainly acts like one. More quinoa info.
- Quinoa has high oil content, so should be stored in the fridge or freezer to avoid becoming rancid
- A tight fitting lid is essential for even cooking
- Quinoa is coated with saponin, which will give it a bitter taste unless you wash it very thoroughly - those tiny flaky bits in the rinse water are the saponin
- Because of it's high protein content, quinoa is a satisfying meal with beans or nuts and veggies added (see recipes below)
More Quinoa Recipes, & Things to Eat With Quinoa
Crockpot Chickpea Curry (vegan)
Mozambique Vegetable Stew (vegan)
Quinoa Black Bean Salad (vegan)
Tofu Bak Choy Stir Fry (vegan)
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