How to Cook Quinoa – Healthy Recipes

Dr. Arjan Khalsa ( http://drarjan.com) shows you how to quickly make Quinoa. This is part of a series of videos to give you the tools to quickly make healthy food.

After cooking your quinoa, here are some simple ways that you can enjoy it, hot or cold:

you can eat it hot with steamed vegetables, chopped up avocado, cilantro, and basil
add some olive oil, Bragg’s Liquid Aminos or Umeboshi Plum vinegar and eat it plain
Add a sauce on the top with baked tofu and steamed spinach
As a cereal with nuts and dried fruits
As a salad, cold with steamed beets, olive oil, salt, feta cheese, olives and chopped red onions.

Below are some links for very specific recipes to get you going:

Whole grain quinoa seasoned with fresh herbs makes this salad recipe healthy and low-fat, as well as vegetarian and vegan. But don’t let that scare you – it tastes good too! Whole grain quinoa cooks quicker than most grains and is an excellent source of vegetarian protein with about 11 grams of protein per cup of cooked quinoa. Scroll down for more quinoa recipes to try.
Ingredients:

2 cups quinoa, cooked
1/2 cup pecans (pine nuts or almonds may be substituted)
3 tbsp fresh mint, chopped
1/2 cup fresh parsley, chopped
3 scallions (green onions), chopped
3 tbsp olive oil
2 tbsp lemon juice
1 tsp garlic salt
salt and pepper, to taste

Preparation:
In a large bowl, combine the quinoa, nuts, parsley and mint.

In a separate bowl, whisk together the olive oil, lemon juice and garlic salt, then pour over quinoa. Gently toss this dressing over the quinoa. Season with a generous amount of salt and pepper.

Chill for at least 15 minutes before serving to let the flavors blend. Toss again before serving, and taste to see if more salt and pepper is needed.