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    Home > Recipes > How-Tos

    How To Cook Quinoa

    Published: Jul 26, 2015 · Modified: Feb 13, 2023 by Iosune · This post may contain affiliate links · 4 Comments

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    How To Cook Quinoa

    Quinoa is an excellent source of protein and contains the eight essential amino acids, so it’s a perfect food for vegans! It’s also gluten-free, high in fiber, has a low glycemic index, regulates cholesterol levels, prevent constipation and is rich in essential fatty acids (omega 3 and omega 6), potassium, calcium, phosphorus, iron, zinc, magnesium and vitamins B and E.

    It tastes so good and is ready in only 10 or 15 minutes, I love it! Unfortunately, it's very expensive here in Spain, so I can't eat it very often.

    How To Cook Quinoa

    Quinoa has a natural bitter coating of saponins, which dissolve when quinoa is rinsed. If you buy a box of quinoa that specifically says it's been prerinsed, you can skip this step.

    How To Cook Quinoa

    Tips:

    • Add some ingredients to the boiling water to make your quinoa tastes amazing, like sea salt, tamari or soy sauce, lemon juice, apple cider vinegar, herbs, spices, etc.
    • If you use vegetable broth instead of water, the quinoa will taste even better.

    How To Cook Quinoa

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    How To Cook Quinoa

    How To Cook Quinoa

    How to cook quinoa. Quinoa is a super nutritious food and is really easy to cook. In addition, it's ready in 15 minutes!
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    Course: Savory
    Cuisine: Andean
    Diet: Vegan
    Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 20 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 25 minutes minutes
    Servings: 2
    Author: Iosune


    Ingredients 

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    • 1 cup water
    • 1 tablespoon tamari or soy sauce
    • ½ cup white quinoa
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    Instructions

    • Rinse the quinoa with cool water until the water runs clear.
    • Place the water in a saucepan and bring it to a boil, then add the tamari or soy sauce and stir.
    • Let the quinoa boil for about 2 minutes. Cover and simmer gently for 10 to 15 minutes or until all of the water is absorbed. The quinoa is done when it will look like it has popped open and it's not mushy, but delicate and perfectly fluffy.
    • Use immediately or let it cool at room temperature and store in a sealed container in the fridge.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1serving | Calories: 162kcal | Carbohydrates: 28g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 0.3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 511mg | Potassium: 258mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 0.2g | Vitamin A: 6IU | Calcium: 25mg | Iron: 2mg
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    1. Pat says

      August 13, 2015 at 10:33 pm

      I love quinoa as a breakfast cereal. Put about 1/2 cup of cooked quinoa in a saucepan. Add 1/2 banana sliced, nuts & seeds (I like almonds & pumpkin seeds). Drizzle maple syrup & heat. As an alternative to bananas, peaches work well. Tasty and healthy too

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      • Iosune says

        August 21, 2015 at 1:37 pm

        Thanks a lot for the idea Pat! 🙂

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    2. Lucie says

      July 28, 2015 at 12:08 pm

      5 stars
      Thanks for this article! I remember how intimidated I was when cooking quinoa for the first time. I love the vegetable broth tip!

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      • Iosune says

        August 12, 2015 at 5:15 pm

        You're welcome July! Have a nice day 🙂

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