First Attempt at Cooking Quinoa

[eliskimo]

So, I bought some quinoa at the Bulk Barn last week and tried it for the first time tonight. I used this recipe (although I used red quinoa instead of white and I forgot to put in the olive oil. Oh, and I cooked the quinoa in chicken broth instead of water). It turned out pretty good. I'll probably make it again.

Sunny Punchy Quinoa with

Comments

[macman47]

A good idea with quinoa (which we use a lot) is to put it in a fine strainer and rinse it for a few min. before putting on the stove. It removes the slight bitter flavour and if cooks up nicer.
We often use it in place of rice.

[mstress_elianor]

My daughter does not like rice, barley, or cous cous but for some reason she loves quinoa. Thanks for the tip on rinsing! We've used white and red and it makes a nice substitute for rice.

I have been meaning to try it as a breakfast cereal with brown sugar and butter.