Anyone try it here? Who makes it and how?
Is it a better source of protein than meat?
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Love it! Tastes great and sooo healthy. Here are some recipes
http://www.ourbestbites.com/2011/05/mango-quinoa-salad/
http://allrecipes.com/recipe/quinoa-with-chickpeas-and-tomatoes/detail.aspx
How To Cook Quinoa - Our Best Bites
I usually use the dressing from the first link and then just toss in whatever things I have lying around. Here is some info about its nutritional value:
Quinoa looks like a grain and its cooked like a grain -but its not a grain; its the seed of a leafy plant related to beets and to spinach. It cooks quickly and its fantastically versatile, as good at room temperature, tossed with vegetables and a vinaigrette in a salad, as it is hot in a pilaf, casserole or soup. It is incredibly healthful -high in protein, calcium and iron, a good source of vitamin E and several of the B vitamins. Quinoa contains a near perfect balance of all eight amino acids needed for tissue development in humans, which makes the protein in quinoa a complete protein. Quinoa is native to the Andes mountains of Bolovia, Chila and Peru, where it has been cultivated for centuries. If the seed is not harvested, it will sprout a leafy vegetable; although the leaves of the quinoa plant, which can grow several feet high, are edible, quinoa is grown mainly for its seeds. Its taste is mild and slightly butty, its texture is fluffy and slightly crunchy.
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I like it...tried it at Whole Foods' salad bar today. It was similar to one of the recipes listed above...a tex-mex type of thing.
I wonder if it'd taste good in a coconut curry sauce?
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Cook it like matar chawal, except substitute the rice with Quinoa.
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I have a box of quinoa at home...tried i maybe twice and wasn't too fond of it. I think I added it to salad one of those times. It has a stronger taste than rice...the texture is like couscous.