How to Cook Red Quinoa for a Power Breakfast
Red quinoa for breakfast with fruit, either hot or cold.
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 1 cup dry quinoa
- 2 cups water
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup blueberries
- 1 teaspoon stevia or swerve, an erythritol blend
- 1/4 cup toasted walnuts or nuts of choice
- milk
Instructions
- Rinse quinoa well in mesh strainer. This will take about two minutes. You must rinse off the saponin or the quinoa will be bitter.
- Put both quinoa and cold water in a sauce pan.
- Bring quinoa and water to a boil. Add salt.
- Lower heat to a simmer. Cook for 15 minutes.
- Sprinkle blueberries with stevia or swerve and let sit while quinoa is cooking.
- Serve quinoa with berries, nuts and almond milk.
Notes
Almond Milk is not counted in nutrition values.