Monday, March 24, 2008

Fast Quinoa Dishes

Banana Quinoa Breakfast

1/2 cup white quinoa
1 cup pure water
1 t coconut oil
1/2 t cinnamon
1 T fine shredded coconut
1 T rasins
1 T chopped walnuts
dash of sea salt
1 small banana

Rinse 1/2 cup white quinoa until all white powder and foam are gone, and drain. Soak in 1 cup purified water over night.

Cook quinoa in soaking water with a dash of sea salt for 12 minutes.

Remove from heat and keep covered.

Add 1 t coconut oil, 1/2 t cinnamon, 1T fine coconut, 1 T raisins. Keep covered for 15 minutes.

Mash one small banana in a bowl, add 1 T chopped walnuts.

Add quinoa mixture and enjoy while warm.

Red Quinoa Sweet Potato Breakfast

1/2 cup red quinoa
1 cup pure water
1 T olive oil
1 small clove garlic
1/4 cup sliced mushrooms
1 small sweet potato or yam
1 t coconut oil

Rinse quinoa until no more foam forms and the water is clear. Soak 30 min to over night in 1 cup pure water.

Saute garlic in olive oil for 1 minute - add mushrooms. Saute until tender or about 3 minutes. Add quinoa and water - cover and cook for 15 minutes.

Peel sweet potato or yam and slice thinly. Steam until tender.

Place sweet potato in a bowl - mash - add cooked quinoa mixture. Top with coconut oil and eat while warm!

Romaine Red Quinoa Hummus Appetizer

1/2 cup red quinoa
1 cup pure water
1 T italian salad dressing
1 dash of salt
1 head of romaine - leaves washed and dried
1 tub of your favorite hummus
1 red bell pepper cut into 1/8" slices

Wash quinoa until water runs clear and doesn't foam. Soak in pure water for 30 min to over night. Add dash of salt and cook for 15 minutes. Cool quinoa - add 1T italian salad dressing.

Spread hummus with a knife down the spine of lettuce leafs. Add 1 T of quinoa mixture. Top with red pepper slice. Arrange on a platter and serve.