Quinoa. Yay or nay?!

rustyzip

I eat primarily a paleo diet.
I gave however lately been having some organic quinoa.
Cooked in chicken broth and then sprinkled on a salad.
I love it.

Really fills me up.
Sometimes have a bit with curry too.

Would love to know what other people think of quinoa/do with quinoa?

Raminahobbin

If it's good enough for NASA, it's good enough for me!

There's a recipe in the Cooking Club for a Quinoa pizza dough that I've been meaning to try, looks delicious.

eviltwin

Raminahobbin wrote: »

If it's good enough for NASA, it's good enough for me!

There's a recipe in the Cooking Club for a Quinoa pizza dough that I've been meaning to try, looks delicious.

I have tried it and its gorgeous, well worth trying out

Hibernicis

Raminahobbin wrote: »

There's a recipe in the Cooking Club for a Quinoa pizza dough that I've been meaning to try, looks delicious.

It is delicious. Skip the recipies with baking powder. Simple is best. Soak the quinoa in water overnight, blitz it, bake, eat. Its good enough to eat on its own, even witout a topping.

uberalex

Chiming in to say I also think it's delicious. Simple is best. It can be treated like rice or cous-cous, so those recipes also apply well (eg using broth/stock, and tomatoes). You can also make pilafs and burgers from them, though paleo might shape your options.

Deedee2012

Love quinoa fave recipe is
250g cooked quinoa
30g jumbo oats
100g crunchy peanut butter
3 table spoons cocoa
3 tablespoons golden syrup

Combine, pat into a loaf sized baking tray, 18-20 mins @ 160c

Leave to cook, cut in 6, wrap individually store in fridge. YUM!!!

20g carb, 10g fat, 7g protein (according to MFP)

generic2012

Maybe not ethically, the harvesters are getting a raw deal.