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Dec 28, 2011 at 6:29 am #1283425
If this has been done already – my apologies.
Quinoa is one of my favourite grains, for both nutritional qualities and taste, and texture. My usual technique is to cook the grains in beef or chicken stock, using a considerable variety of savoury seasonings. The cooked quinoa dehydrates quickly, and most importantly, comes back to life in the field in next to no time.
Recently I had the notion of cooking quinoa in fruit juice, to get a sweeter, more breakfasty sort of meal, and I have to say, it worked like a charm. The reconstituted quinoa is completely infused with the fruit juice flavour, and it makes a really nice, easy to prepare hot meal in the morning.
Dec 28, 2011 at 6:42 am #1816577That sounds like a nice option, I must try it. I have a friend that does the same thing with couscous, she uses True Lemon for flavoring and it's a wonderful zingy flavor in the morning, she also adds walnuts and craisins.
Dec 28, 2011 at 10:11 am #1816656Pretty much any breakfast rice or couscous dish can be made with quinoa! So you do have lots of options……
Dec 28, 2011 at 1:44 pm #1816750Strange. I was just having a dream about this last night. I can always tell when I need to end my winter hibernation season… when I start dreaming about backpacking food.
I cook the quinoa, then dehydrate it. That gives me a bagful of little brown nuggets that are simple to rehydrate (hot or cold). Sometimes I eat them straight.
The fruit-flavored quinoa works good, even for throwing into a regular hot stew with vegetables.
–B.G.–
Jan 3, 2012 at 7:04 pm #1819414Now this sounds delightfully wonderful. I cook most of my own food then dehydrate. I must try this!
Jan 4, 2012 at 2:23 am #1819499Mmmmm, my yoga friend served this to me the other day with cashews, golden raisins and a touch of soy milk. It was mind altering!
Jan 4, 2012 at 5:55 am #1819525I too, like to cook and dehydrate the quinoa. I also like to use quinoa flakes which are practically instant. You can also dehydrate it after cooking in almond milk and that is a wonderful way to have it. I love mine with blueberries and hazelnuts.
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