Quinoa: Love it, like it, hate it, never tried it?

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  • sdalhover
    sdalhover Posts: 7
    My grandma makes a salad with quinoa, avocado, tomato, lime, olive oil, and parsley that is to die for. So healthy too!

    Yum, that sounds great.

    Costco has it lately. A huge bag for $10ish? It's a LOT. You can buy it in the bulk bins at stores like Sprouts, too. That's a good way to try it, if you're not sure if you'll like it. The calories are high-ish like most grains but it's so good for you and filling.

    And if you are busy Costco also carries the brand Seeds of Change Brown Rice & Quinoa blend in a bag. 90 seconds in the microwave and you are good to go.
  • la_nanita
    la_nanita Posts: 409 Member
    i have a bag of quinoa that has been sitting in my pantry for a few months. I really want an alternative to rice, but i am wondering if it is still good.
  • kayemme
    kayemme Posts: 1,782 Member
    love it. i prepare it with water, minced garlic & onions.
  • ElizabethRoad
    ElizabethRoad Posts: 5,138 Member
    i have a bag of quinoa that has been sitting in my pantry for a few months. I really want an alternative to rice, but i am wondering if it is still good.
    Only one way to find out. It should be fine though.
  • DaveneGfit
    DaveneGfit Posts: 338 Member
    I love it!! I eat it almost everyday. I use it with my salads, soups, and even had it as a breakfast cereal. I think on of my favorites is a combination of sweet potatoes, black beans, and quinoa.
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  • sherronh
    sherronh Posts: 119 Member
    its on my must try list!
  • dnish53
    dnish53 Posts: 162 Member
    love quinoa. We just cook it in the rice cooker with chicken broth, just like rice. It is a great replacement for rice. I have also tried quinoa pasta, but wasn't so wild about it.
  • wrecktechno
    wrecktechno Posts: 145 Member


    I made a Chicken Fried Quinoa (Rice) and Quinoa with chopped grilled veggies


    Yeh I found a recipe for Fried Quinoa (Rice) too and it was reeeally good.

    Quinoa is so goddam healthy!! It's amazing it's not more well known.

    PS It's pronounced KEEN-WAH. Asking for Quinoa (said as spelt) will probably result in some blank stares.
  • kayemme
    kayemme Posts: 1,782 Member
    the last couple times I made it, I rinsed it really well, then toasted it before cooking it. OMG.... so yum. tossed with cauliflower & broccoli and topped w/green onions. so very nice!
  • monkeybrain2012
    monkeybrain2012 Posts: 47
    the last couple times I made it, I rinsed it really well, then toasted it before cooking it. OMG.... so yum. tossed with cauliflower & broccoli and topped w/green onions. so very nice!

    You can toast it first and then rinse it. It's just a little quicker that way. It gets ride of the bitter taste but you don't have to wait for the wet quinoa to dry and get toasted.
  • kayemme
    kayemme Posts: 1,782 Member
    ^^ that's a great idea! i'll try that next time! thank you
  • DeadEyedSuburbanite
    DeadEyedSuburbanite Posts: 34 Member
    I was really hoping to like this, but even though the flavour is ok I really, really don't like the texture. I can't stand the way it rolls around your mouth; it just feels bizarre.

    Is it possible to prepare it in some way to make it better?
  • DeeDee2211
    DeeDee2211 Posts: 1,133 Member
    Don't like it at all, have tried it prepared all sorts of ways, however I do love cous cous!
  • Zisaleh
    Zisaleh Posts: 64 Member
    Love it!

    With some basil and olive oil! Yum!

    Serve with some roasted eggplant, peppers, tomatoes and purple onion splashed with some balsamic vinegar dressing! Wow!!!
  • adamlb
    adamlb Posts: 106 Member
    Love it - sometimes hard to get where I am and not cheap but I just cook it up in a rice cooker, maybe put a little soy sauce on there and it's great!
  • LosingFat4Gd
    LosingFat4Gd Posts: 18
    I like it - very filling.
    I made it as a breakfast cereal at wkend - half a mug of quinoa drained. Boil a mug of millk in saucepan & add quinoa - cover for 10 min letting it simmer. Add half tsp of cinnamon & I added 2 tsp of agave nectar. simmer for another 2 mins then add a hanfdul of blueberries, Keeps for 3 days in fridge in a air tight container.

    I also eat in it salads,
  • erinw1011
    erinw1011 Posts: 86 Member
    Maybe I got bad Quinoa? I cooked it in chicken broth like a friend told me to do and I made a pilaf like the package said. When I put it into my mouth it tasted good but had a horrible after taste! I can't get myself to try it again.

    OOPS! YOu need to rinse it very well first or eles you get that.

    The kind I got said it's already pre-rinsed so no need to rinse or soak. Maybe if I did anyway it would taste better?
  • la_nanita
    la_nanita Posts: 409 Member
    I had it for the first time last night and I loved it! My bag was still good. :smile: I made a Quinoa Vegetable soup with it.

    ‎1/2 cup of quinoa, 1 cup of potato, 1 corn on the cob, 1 cup of diced onion, 1 cup of sliced mushrooms, 1 medium yellow squash, 1 cup of diced carrots, 1/2 cup of diced celery, 1 tbsp olive oil, 1 can of petit diced tomato, 6 cups of broth or water, 2 tablespoons of ground cumin, salt and pepper to taste. Roast the quinoa in a soup pot until a few of the seeds pop, rinse well and put aside to drain. I used some cheese cloth in my strainer so that all of the seeds would just not go thru. In the same pot heat oil and sautee the onions, celery and salt for 5mins. Add the rest of the ingredients except for the squash and mushrooms. Only add half the water/broth at first and the add the balance when you add the squash if you want it thinner. Bring to a boil then reduce heat and simmer for 15mins. Add the squash and mushrooms and let it simmer for another 25mins.
  • Expialidojess
    Expialidojess Posts: 441 Member
    Love it!

    Add some black beans, tomato, spinach, any other veggies, and some lemon vinaigrette and eat it cold. Yum!!
  • Hearts_2015
    Hearts_2015 Posts: 12,031 Member
    It's growing on me. :-) Used it last night in Turkey Quinoa Meatloaf (http://allrecipes.com/recipe/turkey-and-quinoa-meatloaf/detail.aspx) and it was really good.
    This recipe looks divine, I can see how using Quinoa would make it hold together well and give it a nice unique flavor. Glad you shared:heart:
  • rivka_m
    rivka_m Posts: 1,007 Member
    I like it (and I hate couscous, at least that little tiny couscous - quinoa cooks up bigger than that). I hate that I always have to rinse it though - I don't trust "pre-rinsed". I just cook it plain and use it as a grain. I'm a super-lazy cook though.
  • MeMyCatsandI
    MeMyCatsandI Posts: 704 Member
    Maybe I got bad Quinoa? I cooked it in chicken broth like a friend told me to do and I made a pilaf like the package said. When I put it into my mouth it tasted good but had a horrible after taste! I can't get myself to try it again.

    OOPS! YOu need to rinse it very well first or eles you get that.
    My package said to rinse it, but I didn't. I couldn't figure out how to rinse those little buggers without them going down the sink. They are smaller than the holes in my colander! What's a girl to do?
  • alittlemopo
    alittlemopo Posts: 91 Member
    i tried it tonight for the first time. seeds of change's quinoa and brown rice. and, dear lord, it was delicious. and the servings are HUGE for how little the calories are.

    I LOVE this brand, we eat it every other week or so and it is addictive.
  • FretheMJsmokingcannibal
    FretheMJsmokingcannibal Posts: 314
    I tried and I hate the texture! It makes me feel nauseated.
  • Impy84
    Impy84 Posts: 430
    LIKE it. with zucchini but hate how high cal it is
  • Hearts_2015
    Hearts_2015 Posts: 12,031 Member
    Maybe I got bad Quinoa? I cooked it in chicken broth like a friend told me to do and I made a pilaf like the package said. When I put it into my mouth it tasted good but had a horrible after taste! I can't get myself to try it again.

    OOPS! YOu need to rinse it very well first or eles you get that.
    My package said to rinse it, but I didn't. I couldn't figure out how to rinse those little buggers without them going down the sink. They are smaller than the holes in my colander! What's a girl to do?
    A poster above shared, she uses Cheese Cloth in her colander to keep the seeds from going through. I'm looking forward to trying it next time, as in the past I had the same issues you did. :noway: :wink:
  • oregonzoo
    oregonzoo Posts: 4,251 Member
    LOVE it!

    Last night what I did was I roasted both garlic and broccoli, and cooked up a chicken apple sausage. Mixed this in with the Quinoa. It was magnificent.
  • noreen2012
    noreen2012 Posts: 39
    all so yummy definately trying some of these recipes - bump

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