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There are many quite easy quinoa breakfast recipes you are able to follow either online or even in books, I would like to share with you 3 of the items I consider to be my favourites. You will find that quinoa is so versatile a rice grain, that you can add pretty much anything to it without overpowering the flavors of quinoa rice. Cooking quinoa is quite easy and there are numerous things you'll be able to do by using it.
Where can you buy quinoa? You can buy quinoa online as a Whole Grain, a natural and organic cultivar mostly from Peru and Bolivia; it will always be sold in 12 oz. packages or boxes. It is cooked in just 10 - 15 minutes, wheat free and gluten free, this will make quinoa the perfect food for many who follow a wheat free and gluten free diet. It is certified organic meaning it was planted and cultivated by using an unfertilized and healthy soil.
Before you start cooking, you need to rinse it thoroughly to take out the saponin which is on the outside of the quinoa. I like to soak it for 5 to ten minutes before rinsing, but when you are short punctually you can skip this task. Place the quinoa in a fine colander or even a regular colander lined with cheesecloth. Rinse for 3 to 4 minutes, agitating using your hands every so often.
With such simplicity of preparation, begin to substitute other cereals to vary the recent cereal choices. Try using unconventional grains including quinoa, buckwheat groats, and wheat berries to your cereal list. All are simple, unprocessed cereals that make very satisfying breakfast cereals! The larger size of the grains will, obviously, have to have a longer initial cooking times including 15-45 minutes prior to deciding to store it overnight.
Absolutely! I think mixing red and white creates a very attractive dish! Red and white quinoa are cooked exactly the same way. Most of the time, I find that red quinoa takes a little longer in order to smoke and requires a little more rinsing. For this reason, I will often put the red quinoa during first minutes before the white. Since the seeds get mushy if it over cooks, this assists keep the white seeds from getting too soft.