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Anybody eat Quinoa?

Seeing as so many of you are really clued up on what to eat etc etc I wondered if anyone eats Quinoa?



Just did my monthly shop of stuff from the organic wholesalers and bought a bag of red Quinoa - now realise that there are no instructions on it - oh joy! I'm guessing you treat it a bit like cous cous but before I produce some culinary disaster I just thought I'd ask if anyone out there ever uses it? If so could I trouble you for some tips - and some recipies?



Who knows this could be the sequal to the porridge thread.

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  • Free WillyFree Willy Posts: 63
    I have had to have Quinoa or Cous Cous for the last year or since being told I am allergic to rice and so had to find something that would allow me to still have a curry or Chilli Con Carne etc.



    The main thing to remember is to soak/rinse to remove the saponin coating which is bitter, then cook like rice, we call it Q-rice as we always forget how to pronounce it! It is interesting the first time you have it, but it is not too bad, but I think I prefer cous cous so only have 'q-rice' once a month or so.



    The link below has a recipe, you just have to ignore the flash introduction about small business

    http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com.au/SecondaryNavigation/Default.aspx?SecondaryNavigationId=30



    Do a quick 'google' and you will find loads of recipes.



    FW





  • Free WillyFree Willy Posts: 63
    I also forgot to mention that whereas rice doubles in volume, Quinoa triples! This means after my miscalculation when cooking a curry at the weekend I shall be having quinoa for breakfast, lunch and dinner for the next few days!



    FW
  • TommiTriTommiTri Posts: 879
    I love quinoa, but i prefer to have it cold in salads.



    If you ever want recipes for anything, i use recipezaar.com, i find it great!
  • smudgersmudger Posts: 48
    [:D]thought quinoa was the name of a bike.
  • notmilknotmilk Posts: 35
    Apparently it is pronounced "keen-wa".

    And no it's horrible bitty stuff - prefer brown rice or cous cous any day.
  • learnerlearner Posts: 100
    my wife got me into this after watching that white witch gilly makieth(or whatever her name is) yuk yuk yuk cous cous i can do but this is surely something the devil designed as a joke on us mere mortals.

    oh by the way i didn't like it very much, it fills you up though.

  • legalbeaglelegalbeagle Posts: 208
    thanks for the replies folks! Will be cooking it tonight so here's hoping that I don't end up with enough for a small army! and that I actually like it.



    Found a recipie called "Kim's Quinoa Salad" got to try that one



    LB (aka Kim)
  • learnerlearner Posts: 100
    good luck with it, it's fish ans veg from the allotment for me, how do the supermarkets get their carrotts straight. mine are twisted and knarled. sorry i digress.
  • legalbeaglelegalbeagle Posts: 208
    chemical warfare! just remember how much better yours are - and they have character!!
  • learnerlearner Posts: 100
    have you ever heard of/ tried purple carrots???? we grew some this year, very nice but strange to look at.

    can't wait for the sprouts to be ready.

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