Quinoa? What is your favorite recipe

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  • Katemarie34
    Katemarie34 Posts: 144 Member
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  • lidybug1984
    lidybug1984 Posts: 71 Member
    I like to make quinoa cakes with a fried egg on top...

    For the cakes:

    1 cup cooked quinoa
    3 egg whites
    1/4 c panko
    2 oz shredded cheese
    minced garlic
    chopped green onion
    salt and pepper to taste

    Divide mixture into four patties and refrigerate until very cold

    Fry in PAM spray very delicately until golden brown on either side.

    Top each cake with a fried egg.

    The cakes themselves I believe are around 160 cal each.
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    sums_net Posts: 24
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  • Saaliha88
    Saaliha88 Posts: 1
    I love quinoa and all these recipes look great. I wil try them out since I'm running out of ideas for meals
  • vypeters
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  • kikilieb
    kikilieb Posts: 118 Member
    I throw in some fresh chopped garlic, a handful of chopped onions, a handful of pineapple chunks, about 3 TBS of low-sod soy sauce, a TBS of honey a 10.75 oz can of golden mushroom soup and a quarter cup of water.

    I mix this concoction with a potful of prepared quinoa. It's yummy! :smile:
  • SouthernArt77
    SouthernArt77 Posts: 223 Member
    I roast diced sweet potato with a little olive oil and salt and pepper. Then at the end of the roasting I add in some spinach with olive oil and roast that a litte.

    Then I boil up the quinoa per package and mix that with all of the sweet potato and spinach and then add in some goat cheese and put it all on top of a roasted portabello mushroom :) SO GOOD
    This sounds good!
  • joanie152
    joanie152 Posts: 159 Member
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  • SouthernArt77
    SouthernArt77 Posts: 223 Member
    For breakfast:
    1 cup quinoa
    2 cups of vanilla unsweetened almond milk (or you could use skim, soy)
    Bring to boil. Reduce heat, put lid on pan and cook 15 minutes until almost all liquid absorbed.
    I then stir in 1/2 can of pumpkin, about 3 TBS brown sugar and cinnamon
    Your add on's are endless from here. I have done cranberries. Another time I added blueberries and strawberries. I am going to try apple next
    I think I will try this!
  • alee37195
    alee37195 Posts: 13
    What exactly IS Quinoa?? IS it a grain and better for you tna rice??
  • SouthernArt77
    SouthernArt77 Posts: 223 Member
    Gluten Free Garlic Quinoa Sweet Potato Patties Recipe

    1 cup cooked quinoa
    1 large sweet potato cooked, peeled & mashed
    1 egg
    1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
    1 cup gluten free bread crumbs (1/2 for mixture ½ for breading)
    1 medium red onion, finely chopped
    3 garlic cloves, finely chopped
    2 teaspoons Cajun spice
    1 tablespoons fresh thyme, finely chopped
    1 teaspoon paprika
    Salt and pepper to taste
    olive oil to pan fry

    Mix all ingredients (leave ½ cup breadcrumbs for breading) Form a patty from mixture and coat in remaining breadcrumbs, as thick as you can get it. Then drop the patty in a heated pan with olive oil. Cook until browned on both sides. You could also bake. If baking, use less breadcrumbs. Transfer cooked patties to paper towel. Cool for a few minutes.

    I usually leave off the breadcrumbs for breading and they are still awesome!
    Another one I want to try! Thanks!
  • becsel
    becsel Posts: 16
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  • vmcagle
    vmcagle Posts: 21 Member
    My favorite Quinoa recipe from Dr. McDougal's recipes. I think you will be very pleased with this recipe, it should also give you a good launching point to create your own flavors. Such as Mexican Quinoa, Greek Quinoa etc....

    Serves 4
    Quinoa is paired with in‐season apples and sweet and pungent spices for an easy salad. You can use local
    heirloom apples or use what you can get. A great introduction to quinoa.

    1 cup diced onion
    1 cup quinoa, rinsed and drained [only if your brand is not already pre-washed]
    1‐2 teaspoons curry powder
    ½ teaspoon ground cumin
    ¼ teaspoon ground cardamom
    ½ cup broth or water
    2 apples (1 chopped, 1 reserved for later) [I sue only 1 apple]
    3 tablespoons dried tart cherries
    ¾ cup apple juice
    3 tablespoons toasted slivered almonds
    Chopped Italian parsley or cilantro, for garnish

    Add the onion to the 4 qt stock pot and sauté in a little water for a few minutes or until onion is soft; the water will evaporate.
    Add the quinoa and cook until toasty.
    Add the curry powder, cumin and cardamom and toast for 30 seconds.
    Add the broth, 1 chopped apple, cherries and apple juice.
    Cover and bring to boil over medium high heat.
    Lower the heat to maintain simmer soft boil for 15
    minutes.
    Shut off heat and let sit for 10 minutes.
    Chop the remaining apple.
    Remove the lid from the pot and fluff the quinoa, adding the reserved chopped apple and almonds.
    Taste and add salt and pepper, if desired. Garnish with chopped parsley or cilantro.
    Serve hot, warm, room temperature or chilled.
  • Impy84
    Impy84 Posts: 430
    cooked in water with "italian blend" seasonings then mixed with zuchinni tomatoes and bell peppers
    so simple but it makes me so happy
  • FlamencoGal
    FlamencoGal Posts: 126 Member
    BUMP!!!! I just bought some quinoa!!!
  • leslieanne1010
    leslieanne1010 Posts: 103 Member
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  • mnowens
    mnowens Posts: 71
    Both of these are damn delicious.

    http://www.sarcasticcooking.com/2012/03/15/blackened-chicken-and-cilantro-lime-quinoa/
    http://glutenfreegoddess.blogspot.com/2008/08/lime-quinoa-salad-with-mint.html
  • schume89
    schume89 Posts: 118 Member
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  • FULTZ10
    FULTZ10 Posts: 41 Member
    Cooked in chicken broth, then add a LOT of garlic powder and salt, or if you have fresh garlic green onions and salt it is even better.
  • LastSixtySix
    LastSixtySix Posts: 352 Member
    Bump! Quinoa is soooooo delish. A vegetarian restaurant in the next town makes a quinoa to "die for". I too have my first package and am watching this thread with interest!

    -Debra
  • cali_co
    cali_co Posts: 38
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  • sweetmommyofthree
    sweetmommyofthree Posts: 55 Member
    I have never bought Quinoa. Where is the best place to buy it in the Midwest?
  • Masq
    Masq Posts: 191 Member
    mmmm need to save for later. :smile:
  • Roo32
    Roo32 Posts: 6 Member
    Add to 2 cups quinoa (after cooking)
    Finely chop 1 bunch of cilantro, 2 cups of spinach, 1/2 onion and 2-3 cloves of garlic
    Cube 3-4 roma tomatoes, 2 small avocados
    Combine everything and sprinkle with lime juice-- its good hot or cold too.

    I've also found (by mistake) that the chopped and cubed stuff is amazing on cooked portabello mushrooms.
    Hope this helps :)
  • ByrdBarajas
    ByrdBarajas Posts: 26 Member
    Bump for these awesome recipes!
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