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04-27-2018, 08:11 AM | #16 |
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Re: All About Quinoa
I agree about rinsing. I swish the grain in water and rinse twice before cooking. I use a piece of paper towel held taut at the lip of the pot I am using, and drain the quinoa though the paper. After I've finished draining I shake off the extra grains from the paper. On a good day there is little to no waste.
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04-27-2018, 08:16 AM | #17 |
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Re: All About Quinoa
Do you think quinoa could be used in recipes in place of couscous as a gluten free alternative? I miss couscous so much. Also has anyone tried it as a gf replacement in tabouli?
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04-27-2018, 08:23 AM | #18 | |
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Re: All About Quinoa
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My next favourite way to eat couscous is as a breakfast porridge. I will cook it with raisins and sometimes add a drizzle of maple syrup before eating.
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04-27-2018, 08:24 AM | #19 |
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Re: All About Quinoa
I haven't tried it as a couscous sub, but I bet it would be good. I use quinoa instead of macaroni, for mac and cheese. My kids love it.
I also make a one dish mexican quinoa that my family loves, even though they all "meh" over quinoa. Now that our home is mostly gluten free, we are using more quinoa. |
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04-27-2018, 08:29 AM | #20 |
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Re: All About Quinoa
I'd love the Mexican quinoa recipe.
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04-27-2018, 09:29 AM | #21 | |
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We have an amazing cold Mexican quinoa side dish I love. That’s my favorite but I’m loving the other ideas... mac and cheese
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04-27-2018, 09:30 AM | #22 |
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Re: All About Quinoa
I am super excited to try it with mac n cheese. My dd loves mac n cheese and we already make it from scratch so just switching out the pasta should be easy.
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04-27-2018, 10:04 AM | #23 |
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Re: All About Quinoa
I'd also like the cold Mexican quinoa side dish recipe, too, please.
---------- Post added at 12:04 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:59 AM ---------- I probably don't make tabouli the traditional way and I haven't made it in a long time, but I like it with fresh tomatoes, cucumbers, red onion, basil, parsley, (could add mint, too, but I don't like it), with a lemon, olive oil, salt and pepper vinaigrette. I usually add feta because everything is better with feta. ETA: I should add that tabouli is usually made with bulgar wheat.
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04-27-2018, 11:06 AM | #24 |
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04-27-2018, 04:09 PM | #25 | |
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04-27-2018, 09:17 PM | #26 |
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Re: All About Quinoa
My tabouli is similar to Charla's. I make a dressing with oil, fresh lemon juice, salt and pepper, and sometimes add freshly minced garlic. I don't measure, but make the dressing to taste. Then I add finely chopped parsley (sometimes mint), chopped tomatoes, cucumber bits, diced sweet peppers, and chickpeas.
I like Charla's addition of feta and might try this as more of a greek salad with the addition of red wine vinegar, sweet onions, oregano, and olives added, and omit the chickpeas and mint.
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04-27-2018, 09:34 PM | #27 |
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Re: All About Quinoa
OOoh, chickpeas...that would be an awesome addition.
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04-28-2018, 03:39 PM | #28 |
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Re: All About Quinoa
I made the Mexican quiona last night and I used Jodi's browning method. It was good! I didn't have cilantro or avocado, though. That would've made it much better.
This is the Quinoa Cowboy Caviar that I made a lot last summer. I realized it's almost identical to the Mexican Quinoa that Kristen posted. I never added the avocado because I have a few kids that don't like them. https://simple-veganista.com/2013/07...noa-salad.html ---------- Post added at 03:39 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:23 PM ---------- I haven't tried these quinoa recipes, other than the cowboy caviar, but I'm hoping to try more now that I know about the browning method. https://simple-veganista.com/?s=quinoa |
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04-28-2018, 08:01 PM | #29 |
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Re: All About Quinoa
This is good too: https://damndelicious.net/2014/05/02...shroom-quinoa/
I've done it with white mushrooms, and a splash of red wine. I've also done it as a main dish with added italian sausage. My non-quinoa, non-mushroom loving kids inhaled this. My mushroom loving kid drooled through the meal. |
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