Quinoa has been called a “superfood” because of its high nutritional content. It is originated in the Andes mountain chain of South America, above 3 km altitude and grown in the region with less rain, poor and cold environment. Quinoa is a herbaceous annual plant grown as a grain corp primarily for its edible seeds. Quinoa was first grown for food 7,000 years ago in the Andes, being the primary ancient food for Incas for thousand years. Quinoa is an ancient South American grain that was largely ignored for centuries. Tiny, bead-shaped, with slightly nutty flavour and easy for digestion, quinoa nowadays is an excellent alternative to white rice. It is easy to prepare and is a also good ingredient for cooking. Quinoa is suitable to mix with different kinds of rice such as white, red, brown rice.
Mother of 5 Grains
Quinoa is a spanish name with meaning of mother. The Incas called it “the mother of 5 grains”. The 5 grains are referred to rice, broomcorn, foxtail millet, wheat and soybeans.
Space Food
In 1980’s, NASA called quinoa as the ideal “space food” for human beings when migrating to space in future.
Suitable for People who
* care about daily food health
* care about their body weight and shape
* are babies, children, student, pragnant women and elderies
* like sport activities
* are vegetarians
* care about their blood sugar, blood pressure, blood lipids, heart, brain and blood vessel health
* are allergic to gluten
Quinoa with High Complete Nutrition Value
1. complete proteins – it is one of the few plant proteins that is a complete protein. The quality is good as milk powder and meat and good for body development.
2. essential amino acids – it contains all nine essential amino acids in signficant amounts and they cannot be made by human bodies.
3. 5 lows – it is low in glycemic index (GI), sodium, fat, sugar and calorie.
* * its GI is only 35 (white rice 88 and 5 grains at average 60). It is ideal for diabetics patients.
* it is low in sodium which is only 1/8 of small wheat. Hence, it is suitable for people about their blood pressure.
4. polyunsaturated fat (including omega 3) – it is rich in polyunsaturated fat which helps lower cholesterol level and is rich in omega 3. Such plant based omega 3 is required to be gained from food and not created by human bodies.
5. dietary fibre – it is rich in dietary fibre which is easy for body’s aborption and digestion. Hence, it is suitable for babies, children and elderies.
6. minerals – it is rich in minerals covering manganese, copper, iron, calcium, zinc, magnesium, potassium, lithium, phosphonium, etc..
* manganese – 1/4 cup of quinoa contains 50% of daily intake reference of manganese. Manganese is good for brain and bone devlopment of baby.
* copper – its copper content is 9 times of wheat. Lack of copper causes anemia and osteoporosis.
* iron – its iron content is double of wheat and 3 times of barley. Iron is essential for pragnant women.
* calcium – its calcium content is 1.5 times of wheat. Calcium is good for bone and teeth health and development.
* zinc – its zinc content is 2 times of wheat. Zinc strengthens body aborption of calcium, cell development, immune system, wound healing and avoid calcium reduction and osteoporosis.
7. vitamins – its vitamin B and vitamin C contents are higher than wheat. Also contains ß – carotene and vitamin B3. Its contents of vitamin B2, vitamin E and ß – carotene are higher than wheat and barley.
8. alkaline food – quinoa is an alkaline food and regular intake helps balance of acidic and alkaline levels. And maintains body health.
9. gluten free
Health Benefits
Quinoa helps body development, strengthens body and gastrointestinal health, slimming, antioxidation, anti-aging, lowers blood pressure, blood sugar, strengthen heart, brain and blood vessel health plus bone development.
Recipes
Ingredients
White Quinoa 1 Cup
Water 2 Cups
Directions
1. Rinse the quinoa: Pour the quinoa into a fine mesh colander and rinse under running water for at least 30 seconds. Drain well.
2. Add quinoa into boiling water, simmer for about 15 minutes with lid covered.
3. Once the quinoa was cooked, it can serve in different style of dishes, such as salad, sushi, porridge, dessert or as a substitute of rice, depends on personal preference, also can accomplish with variety of vegetables or food like roast chicken, salmon etc.
4. Can add a little salt and black pepper to increase its flavor, or use broth instead of water to cook.
Tips
* Because quinoa is smaller and lighter than rice, it is highly recommended to put it in a dense colander for rinsing under water to avoid wastage.
* Form will exist during the first time washing, those form will gradually disappear after washed for 3 times.
* Sprinkle a few Chia seeds on top of the dish will definitely boost the nutrition.
Ingredients
Quinoa 1/3 Cup
Rice 2/3 Cup
Water Use same amount of water on cooking rice
Instructions
1. Rinse the quinoa and rice. Pour the quinoa into a fine mesh colander and rinse under running water for at least 30 seconds. Drain well.
2. Put enough water in the rice cooker, serve when cooked.
Tips
* Sprinkle a few Chia seeds on top of the dish will definitely boost the nutrition.
Ingredients
White Quinoa 1/3 Cup
Rice 1/2 Cup
Pumpkin 100G
Sweet Potato 100G
Water Depends
Instructions
1. Rinse the quinoa, Drain well. Add enough water and use low-to medium heat to cook it in a saucepan for about 20 minutes with lid-covered.
2. Peel pumpkin and sweet potato and cut them into small dices.
3. Once the quinoa and rice was cooked, put the pumpkin and sweet potato into it, continue to cook it under medium heat with lid covered for a while.
4. Turn off the heat, do not open the lid and stew it for 5 minutes and can serve afterward.
Ingredients
Garlic 1/2 pc
Beef 30G
Tomato 1/2 pc
Onion 40G
Celery 10G
Carrot 30G
Mushroom 15G
Quinoa rice 1 Bowl
Instructions
1. Soak the tomato in the boiling water for a while, peel and remove the seeds. Peel carrot and onion as well. Dice all the ingredients (Beef; carrot; onion; garlic; celery and mushroom) into small pieces.
2. Preheat a fry pan, stir-fry the garlic with low heat, next to stir-fry garlic with beef and mushroom, Put aside for further use.
3. Add little water to the pan and simmer the remaining ingredients till tasty, then put the beef and mushroom back into pan and stir it until fully cooked.
4. Pour the cooked tomato meat sauce onto the quinoa and serve.
Ingredients
Pumpkin 1 small portion
Potato 1 pc
Carrot 1/3 pc
Three-color quinoa and millet 1/2 portion of the vegetable
Flour 1/3 portion of the vegetable
Purple Onion 1/2 pc
Sweetcorn Depends on personal preferences
Pumpkin Seeds Little
Salt To Taste
Fish Sauce To Taste
Cooking Oil Little
Instructions
1. First, prepare a boil of hot water, peel pumpkin, potato and carrot. Rinse the quinoa and drain well. Put aside for further use.
2. Once the water is boiled, put carrot first as it takes longer to become soft.
3. Cook carrot for 5 minutes in the boiling water, next is to put in the pumpkin and potato to cook.
4. 10 minutes later, pick up the carrot, pumpkin and potato from the water and then put the sweetcorn into the boiling water to cook for a while (skip this step if using the fresh corn)
5. Pick up the sweetcorn after 2 minutes, start cooking quinoa in the water (Cook the carrot together with the quinoa if the carrot is still not soft enough for the chopstick to pass through).
6. Use spoon to mash pumpkin, potato and carrot (The texture depends on personal preference).
7. Add-in the onion, sweetcornˎ quinoa, and then season with some salt and fish sauce, mix well with flour and pumpkin seeds (Can add some flour if the texture was too sticky).
8. Preheat the fry pan, add on some oil.
9. Roll the mixture between your hands to shape into a small ball, and then press slightly on the pan to form a cake shape.
10. Fry each side for three minutes and serve.
Tips
* Sprinkle a few Chia seeds on top of the dish will definitely boost the nutrition.
Ingredients
Quinoa Depends
Rice or glutinous rice Little
Mushrooms 3 Slices
Chinese Sausage Depends
Carrot 1/2 pc
Cucumber 1/2 pc
Water Depends
Cooking Oil Little
Salt To Taste
Instructions
1. Wash quinoa, rice or glutinous rice, drain well. Add appropriate amount of water in a pot, boil quinoa with rice/glutinous rice until cooked.
2. Cut the mushrooms, cucumber, carrot and the chinese sausage into very small pieces.
3. Stir-fry mushrooms, cucumber, carrot and chinese sausage with oil until cooked and season with some salt.
4. Mix all the ingredients with the cooked quinoa, rice/glutinous rice well in a bowl.
5. Gentle roll the mixture between your hands and shape into a small ball, can serve.
Tips
* Sprinkle a few Chia seeds on top of the dish will definitely boost the nutrition.
Ingredients
Egg mixture (Quinoa, wheat grain with egg)
Fillet 2 Slices
Salt To taste
Black Pepper To taste
Herbs To taste
Cooking oil Little
Lemon (sliced) Depends
Instructions
1. Rinse the quinoa and drain well which will be used for the egg mixture. Boil it for 15 minutes at low to medium heat with lid covered. Use twice as much water as quinoa. Fluff the quinoa with a fork once cooked. Put aside for further use.
2. Cut the fillet to the size which fit to eat, sprinkle with some salt and black pepper and herbs for the seasoning.
3. Seasoned fillet will then wrapped in sequence of wheat flour, egg mixture and quinoa, and then deep fry it in the hot oil until the fillet is fully cooked.
Tips
* Sprinkle a few Chia seeds on top of the dish will definitely boost the nutrition.
Ingredients
Quinoa 1 Cup
Ham Several Slices
Egg 1 pc
Onion 1/2 pc
Green Onion 2 punch
Frozen three-color beans (green beans ˎ carrot ˎ sweet corn) 1/2 Cup
Salt To Taste
Black Pepper To Taste
Instructions
1. Rinse the quinoa and drain water well. Use twice as much water as quinoa. Boil it for 15 minutes at low to medium heat with lid covered. Fluff the quinoa with a fork once cooked. Put aside to cool down for further use.
2. Heat the pan with oil first, then stir-fry scrambled eggs till fragrant.
3. Next to stir-fry the onion and green onion.
4. Put in the frozen bean and continue to fry until they become soft.
5. Stir-fry the ham slightly as well.
6. Finally, add the cooked quinoa together and stir-fry to mix and combine well all the ingredients, season with some punch of salt and black pepper before served.
Tips
* Sprinkle a few Chia seeds on top of the dish will definitely boost the nutrition.
Ingredients
Red Quinoa 30G
Wax Gourd 605G
White Fungus 1/2 pc
Dry Scallop 3 pcs
Water 900G
Chicken Soup 250G
Salt
Instructions
1. Rinse the quinoa. Drain well. Put aside for further use.
2. Peel and remove the seed of the wax gourd, dice it into small pieces.
3. Soak white fungus in water beforehand until soft, remove the harder part with scissors, then cut it into pieces.
4. Rinse the dry scallop, then soak it in hot water till soften and shred it afterward.
5. After chicken soup and water was boiled, add in wax gourd, white fungus and scallop and cook it till the soup is boiled again. Turn to low-heat and cook for 25 minutes. Finally add quinoa, cook for further 20 minutes, season with some salt and taste before served.
Tips
* Sprinkle a few Chia seeds on top of the dish will definitely boost the nutrition.
Ingredients
Quinoa 1 Cup
Hard Tofu 1 Brick
Carrot 1/2 pc
Onion 1/2 pc
Egg White 1 pc
Flour 1 Tablespoon
Grape seed oil 1 Tablespoon
Parsley [Shredded] 1 Tablespoon
Sugar /Salt /Shredded Black Pepper 1 Tablespoon Each
Instructions
1. Rinse the quinoa and drain well. Use twice as much water as quinoa. Boil it at low to medium heat for 15 minutes with lid covered. Fluff the quinoa with a fork once cooked. Put aside for further use.
2. Peel carrot and onion, dice into small pieces.
3. Mix all the ingredients and seasonings well in a bowl, then to roll the mixture between hands and shape it into a ping-pong ball.
4. Preheat a frypan and add some oil, press the ball into a burger shape by using the spatula. Fry both sides till golden brown in color and fully-cooked at medium heat, pick up and rest them on the kitchen tissue to absorb the excess oil.
5. Accomplish with some salad vegetables and serve.
Tips
* Sprinkle a few Chia seeds on top of the dish will definitely boost the nutrition.
Ingredients
Quinoa salad:
Quinoa 1 Cup
Chicken Soup or Water 2 Cups
Bacon (Shredded) 100G
Red Onion (Shredded) 1/4 pc
Sweet Corn 1/2 Cup
Fresh Basil (Chopped) 2-3 Tablespoons
Sunflower seeds (Roasted) 2-3 Tablespoons
Lettuce 8 Slices
Vinegar Sauce Dressing:
Apple Vinegar 1/4 Cup
Extra Virgin Olive Oil 1/4 Cup
Honey 1 Tablespoon
Hungary Red Pepper Powder 1/2 tsp.
Chili Powder 1/4 tsp.
Cumin Powder 1/4 tsp.
Salt and Shredded Pepper To taste
Instructions
1. Rinse the quinoa. Drain water well.
2. Add quinoa to chicken soup or water, using medium heat to cook till boiled.
3. Turn to low heat once the water was boiled, then simmer for about 15 minutes, until most of the water is absorbed by quinoa.
4. Turn off the heat and fluff the quinoa with a fork when it is still hot. Put aside to cool down for further use.
5. Stir-fry bacon in a fry pan without adding any oil on it, it will split some oil by it own, cook till golden blow in color. Use kitchen tissue to absorb the excess oil.
6. Use kitchen scissors to cut the lettuce into a round shape, shred red onion, drain the canned corn.
7. Make vinegar sauce dressing and mix it in a small bowl, sprinkle with some salt and shredded pepper for the seasoning.
8. Put the cooked quinoa, onionˎ sweetcorn, basil in a big bowl, pour the vinegar sauce onto it and mix well and taste.
9. Take the appropriate portion of quinoa salad and put it on the lettuce, sprinkle with baked bacon and roasted sunflower seeds on the top and serve.
Tips
* Sprinkle a few Chia seeds on top of the dish will definitely boost the nutrition.
Ingredients
Quinoa 200G
Frozen Sweetcorn 30G
Minced pork 100G
Red Pepper 1 pc
Garlic 2 cloves
Salt 5G
Sugar 5G
Sesame oil 1 Tablespoon
Soy sauce 1 Tablespoon
Instructions
1. Peel off the garlic.
2. Cut the red pepper into slices.
3. Season the mince pork for 20 minutes.
4. Rinse the quinoa, drain the water well, and cook it in water at low to medium heat for 15 minutes with lid covered, Use twice as much water as quinoa. Fluff the quinoa with a fork once cooked. Put aside for further use.
5. Heat the fry pan and add oil, quickly stir-fried garlic under medium heat.
6. Then stir-fry the minced pork for 5 minutes
7. Next, add the sweetcorn and mix well.
8. When the pork was cooked, combine cooked quinoa and red pepper. Mix well and serve.
Tips
* Sprinkle a few Chia seeds on top of the dish will definitely boost the nutrition.
Ingredients
Red Quinoa 30G
Brown Rice 1/2 Cup
Rice 1/2 Cup
Dried Mushrooms 4 pcs
Chicken Breasts 1/2 Slice
Fish Maw 2 Slices
Cabbage 250G
Instructions
1. Rinse the quinoa, drain the water well.
2. Soak the fish maw in water overnight.
3. Mushrooms and brown rice is better to be soaked in water for a while before use.
4. Cut the fish maw into small pieces. Slice mushroom, shred carrot and cabbage and cut chicken breast into pieces.
5. Put quinoa and all other ingredients into a saucepan, then add water to the amount that able to cover all of them.
6. Once it boiled, open the lid and cook for a further 5 minutes at a low to medium heat. Afterwards, turn off the heat and stew for 10 more minutes and can serve.
Tips
* Sprinkle a few Chia seeds on top of the dish will definitely boost the nutrition.
Ingredients
Quinoa Depends
Banana Depends
Sweet Potatoes Depends
Dried Raisins Depends
Cashew Nuts Depends
Almond Depends
Honey Little
Instructions
1. Rinse the quinoa, drain the water well. Use twice as much water as quinoa, cook for 15 minutes at low to medium heat with lid covered. Fluff the quinoa with a fork once cooked. Put aside for further use.
2. Slice banana, dice sweet potato after cooked.
3. Put quinoa in a bowl, then add banana, sweet potato, dried raisins, cashew nuts, almonds, and finally pour with some honey, mix them well and serve.
Tips
* Sprinkle a few Chia seeds on top of the dish will definitely boost the nutrition.
Ingredients
Quinoa 100G
Red Pepper (Diced) 50G
Cucumber (Diced) 50G
Olive Oil 10G
Honey 5G
Salt 2G
Mint leaves (Chopped) 2G
Pineapple (Diced) 50G
Mango (Diced) 50G
Instructions
1. Rinse the quinoa, drain the water well. Use twice as much water as quinoa, cook for 15 minutes at low to medium heat with lid covered. Fluff the quinoa with a fork once cooked. Put aside for further use.
2. Steam red pepper and cucumber for 5 minutes, let it cool down afterward.
3. Then, put the cooled quinoa and red pepper and cucumber into a glass bowlˎ mix it well with olive oil. honey, salt and mint leaves.
4. Finally add in the diced pineapple and mango and serve.
Tips
* Sprinkle a few Chia seeds on top of the dish will definitely boost the nutrition.
Ingredients
Quinoa Depends
Avocado Depends
Rice Paper Depends
Instructions
1. Rinse the quinoa, drain the water well. Use twice as much water as quinoa, cook for 15 minutes at low to medium heat with lid covered.
2. Slice the avocado.
3. Find a plate/container that its diameter is larger than the rice paper, fill with hot water.
4. Prepare a space for rolling the rice paper, place a clean white board.
5. Put the rice paper in the hot water directly, soak for a while until it becomes soft.
6. Place the softened rice paper on the white board, then put the ingredients on top of it.
7. Place three slices of avocado with quinoa onto each rice paper.
8. Fold the upper and lower part of the rice paper first, then to fold its both side (left and right), can serve after rolled.
Tips
* Sprinkle a few Chia seeds on top of the dish will definitely boost the nutrition.
Ingredients
Quinoa 1Cup
Prawns Depends
Diced Onion Depends
Cooking Oil Little Bit
Garlic (Diced) Little Bit
Chilli (Diced) Little Bit
Sea Salt Little Bit
Lemon Peel Little Bit\
Instructions
1. Rinse quinoa, drain the water well. Use twice as much water as quinoa, cook for 15 minutes at low to medium heat with lid covered.
2. Remove the shell of prawn, stir-fry both side with oil, sprinkle some sea salt for the seasoning. Pick up and put aside for further use.
3. Then put some oil to fry garlic, chilli and diced onion.
4. Next to put in the cooked quinoa and continue stir-fry for a while, then add prawns and sea salt on to it.
5. Sprinkle with some lemon peel and serve.
Tips
* Sprinkle a few Chia seeds on top of the dish will definitely boost the nutrition.
Ingredients
Quinoa Flakes [Uncooked] 1/4 Cup
Almond Milk (Sugar-free) 3/4 Cup
Almond (Chopped) 1/2 Tablespoon
Fresh Strawberry 1/2 Cup
Cinnamon Powder Little bit
Instructions
1. Soak 1/4 cup quinoa flakes together with 1/4 cup almond milk and keep it in the refrigerator overnight, this help to speed up the cooking time next morning.
2. Put the chilled quinoa flakes in a saucepan, pour in the remaining portion of almond milk [1/2 Cup] into it.
3. Use low to medium heat to cook it for 5 to 6 minutes, stir it from time to time, until it turns to porridge status.
4. Then add chopped almonds and strawberries.
5. Sprinkle with some cinnamon powder to serve. Besides, can add some sliced banana, nuts etc. depend on personal taste and favour.
Tips
* Sprinkle a few Chia seeds on top of the dish will definitely boost the nutrition.
Ingredients
Quinoa Flakes [Uncooked] 1/3 Cup
Vanilla Flavor Protein Powder 1 Tablespoon
Variety of spices 1/4 tsp
Ginger Powder 1/8 tsp
Nutmeg 1/8 tsp
Water 3/4 Cup
Apple Jam (Sugar-free) 1/4 Cup
Cinnamon Powder 1/2 tsp
Apple Depends
Instructions
1. Place all the dry ingredients in a microwaveable container and mix well.
2. Add water and apple jam, stir to mix well.
3. Cook the mixture in the microwave oven at high temperature for 2 minutes.
4. Take it out from the microwave oven afterward, put sliced apples and cinnamon powder on the top and serve.
Tips
* Sprinkle a few Chia seeds on top of the dish will definitely boost the nutrition.
Ingredients
Quinoa Spaghetti Depends
Cooking Oil 1 Tablespoon
Garlic (Chopped) 2 Cloves
Red Onion (Diced) 1/2 pc
Tomato Sauce 2 + 1/2 Cups
Water 3 Cups
Red Pepper (Chopped) 1/2 tsp.
Salt To taste
Black Pepper To taste
Shrimp (Shelled) 1 Pound
Baby Spinach 2 Cups
Parmesan cheese (Chopped) 1/4 Cup
Instructions
1. Put oil onto pre-heat pan.
2. Add garlic and onion and stir-fry for about 4 minutes till the onion turns to golden brown in color.
3. Then add the tomato sauce, waterˎ chopped red sweet pepper, salt, black pepper and quinoa spaghetti.
4. After the water is boiled, turn into low heat to slow cook, stir a little bit from time to time, cook for about 8 minutes until almost all the water was completely absorbed by the spaghetti.
5. Next to add shrimp and spinach and stir until combined, cook for about 3 minutes until shrimp turn to pink in color and spinach has shrink a bit.
6. Finally, put some Parmesan cheese on the top before serving.
Tips
* Quinoa Spaghetti usually have to take about 10 minutes to cook, adjust the time according to personal preference on the texture.
* Pick up cooked quinoa spaghetti from the water right away when it is done/cooked, it will easily get rotten if soaking in the hot water.
* Sprinkle a few Chia seeds on top of the dish will definitely boost the nutrition.
Ingredients
Quinoa Fusilli 2 Cups
Salt To taste
Cooking Oil 2 Tablespoons
Red onion (Chopped) 1/2 Cup
Garlic (Chopped) 2 Cloves
Canned Tuna (Drain out the water) 100G
Tomato Sauce 1 Cup
Black Pepper To taste
Basil Leaves (Chopped) 1 Tablespoon
Parma cheese (Chopped) 1/4 Cup
Instructions
1. Add in quinoa fusilli in a pot of salted boiling water, cook for 6 minutes. Then pick up and drain the water out after cooked, put aside for further use.
2. Put oil onto the pre-heat fry pan.
3. Stir-fry onion for 4 minutes until it turn to golden blown in color.
4. Put in garlic and continue stir-fry until fragrant.
5. Then, add in the tuna and stir to mix well.
6. Next is to combine the tomato sauce and cooked quinoa fusilli, stir to mix well for 1 minute.
7. Finally, add black pepper, basil leaves and Parma cheese before serving.
Tips
* Quinoa fusilli usually have to take about 10 minutes to cook, adjust the time according to personal preference on the texture.
* Pick up quinoa fusilli from the water right away when it is done/cooked, it will easily get rotten if soaking in the hot water.
* Sprinkle a few Chia seeds on top of the dish will definitely boost the nutrition.
Ingredients
Quinoa Macaroni 1 Bowl
Canned Tomatoes 1 Can
Onion 1/2 pc
Wild Mushroom Depends
Garlic 3 Cloves
Black Pepper 1 Tsp
Salt 2 Tablespoons
Water 200ML
Cooking Oil 3 Tablespoons
For the Meatballs
Minced Pork 100G
Onion 1/2 pc
Egg 1 pc
Mixed Italian Herbs To taste
Salt 1 Tsp
White Pepper To taste
Flour 2 Tablespoons
Salad Oil 3 Tablespoons
Instructions
1. Dice onion, stir-fry it at low to medium heat for about 10 minutes until it turns to golden blown in color, pick up 1/3 of it which will be used to make the meatball, and continue stir-fry the remaining portion for 1 more minute with garlic.
2. Then, stir-fry the wild mushrooms for about 5 minutes, once there is water come out from the mushroom, add in the canned tomatoes with some seasoning: salt and black pepper. Cook for a further 10 minutes.
3. For the meat ball, mix the mince pork with egg, white pepper, mixed italian herbs, and also with the fried onion (1/3 portion) , whip with flour till the mixture become sticky. Add flour if necessary to form the ideal texture.
4. Pour some oil on the fry pan, put the meatballs onto it carefully once pan is hot, do not turn and move the meatballs for the first 1 minute. When the shape is fixed, start turn around to the other side and stir-fry for around 8 minutes.
5. Put the meatballs in the cooked tomato sauce and cook for further 10 minutes.
6. Meanwhile, cook the macaroni in the salted boiling water for 10 minutes.
7. Finally, pour the cooked macaroni into the tomato juice and cook for about 2 minutes.
Tips
* Quinoa macaroni usually have to take about 10 minutes to cook, adjust the time according to personal preference on the texture.
* Pick up quinoa macaroni from the water right away when it is done/cooked, it will easily get rotten if soaking in the hot water.
* Sprinkle a few Chia seeds on top of the dish will definitely boost the nutrition.
Ingredients
Quinoa 1 Cup
Water 1 Cup
Chia Seeds 1 Tablespoon
Red Pepper 1 pc
Avocado 1 pc
Sprout 1 bunch
Seaweed 3 Sheets
Instructions
1. Rinse the quinoa. Drain well. Boil quinoa together with the chia seeds at low-heat for 15-20 minutes. Let it cool down, Put aside for further use.
2. Shred avocado and red pepper, for further use.
3. Put the seaweed onto the sushi mat, spread quinoa evenly in the middle of the seaweed, leave the bottom and top area 2cm each remain unfilled, and then add some vegetables and shred avocado on top of it.
4. Roll up the seaweed like the yoga mat, use water to seal at the end.
5. Use a sharp knife to cut both edge of the roll first, then cut the roll into 6 equal pieces and serve.
Tips
After chia seeds added into quinoa can increase the stickiness, suitable for a sushi dish.
Ingredients:
Quinoa 200G
Pumpkin 600G
Salt 5G
Cooking Oil 10G
Baby Spinach 15G
Pine nuts (Roasted) 20G
Japanese Mayonnaise 30G
Instructions:
1. Rinse the quinoa. Drain well. Use twice as much water as quinoa, cook for 15 minutes. Once the quinoa is cooked, fluff the quinoa with a fork. Let it cool down, Put aside for further use.
2. Peel pumpkin, remove the seeds, and cut into identical cubes.
3. Add some oil in the fry pan, stir-fry pumpkin about 7-8 minutes at medium heat until it is fully cooked and turned into golden brown in color, then season with some salt and pepper.
4. Put the pumpkin in a bowl and mix it with quinoa and japanese mayonnaise.
5. Finally, put the baby spinach and pine nuts, season with salt and crushed black pepper, mix well and serve.
Tips
* Sprinkle a few Chia seeds on top of the dish will definitely boost the nutrition.
Ingredients
Three-color quinoa/ Quinoa Trio Depends
Mango 1 pc
Coconut Milk Depends
Instructions
1. Rinse the quinoa, drain well. Use twice as much water as quinoa, simmer for 15 minutes under low to medium heat with lid covered. Once the quinoa is cooked, fluff the quinoa with a fork. Let it cool down, Put aside for further use.
2. Peel the mango, cut along the middle of the seed, then dice mango into small cubes.
3. Place the cooled quinoa into a cup, add mango onto it.
4. Pour coconut milk, add one teaspoon of quinoa and serve.
Tips
* Sprinkle a few Chia seeds on top of the dish will definitely boost the nutrition.
Ingredients
Quinoa 1 Cup
Coconut Milk 3 Cups
Coconut Sugar 1/2 Dice
Salt To taste
Instructions
1. Rinse the quinoa. Drain well. Put aside for further use.
2. Put the quinoa, coconut milk and salt into a small saucepan and boil it under high-heat first, then stew it with lid covered by using low-heat afterward.
3. Stew it for 20 minutes at low-heat until quinoa becomes soft. If it becomes too sticky and not enough of liquid, can add some coconut milk depend on personal taste.
4. Finally, add in the coconut sugar and stir it well. Can serve hot immediately and also serve cold after chilled.
Tips
* Sprinkle a few Chia seeds on top of the dish will definitely boost the nutrition.
Ingredients
Quinoa 50G
Potato 500G
Water 400ml
Salt 1/2 tsp.
Red Sweet Potato 500G
Coconut Milk 270ml
Rock Sugar To taste
Instructions
1. Rinse the quinoa. Drain well. Put aside for further use.
2. Peel potatoes and red sweet potatoes, then dice into pieces.
3. Steam potatoes and red sweet potatoes for around 30 minutes.
4. Put the quinoa into a pot of boiling water and boil until become transparent. Put aside for further use.
5. Boil half of the coconut milk (135ml) with water in a saucepan, then add some rock sugar and salt to it after boiled.
6. First mix the boiled coconut milk with the cooked quinoa.
7. Then put in the steamed potatoes and red potatoes and mix well and cook for further 2 minutes.
8. Turn off the heat, and stir well with the remaining portion of the coconut milk (135ml).
9. After cooled down, chill it into the refrigerator for around 2 hours and serve.
10. Can serve with some ice cubes as well.
Tips
* Sprinkle a few Chia seeds on top of the dish will definitely boost the nutrition.
Ingredients
Red Quinoa 1 Cup
Tremella 2 Slices
Red Dates Small portion
Goji Berry Small portion
Rock Sugar To taste
Instructions
1. Rinse the quinoa. Drain well. Put aside for further use.
2. Rinse the tremella well and tear it into small pieces, then cook it together with the quinoa until both of them have become soften and been fully cooked.
3. Finally, add the red dates, goji berry and seasoned with some rock sugar and serve.
Tips
* Sprinkle a few Chia seeds on top of the dish will definitely boost the nutrition.
Product
PRIMEAL is one of brands under Ekibio Group in France. Ekibio Group, the pioneer of quinoa development, has been started the business of organic quinoa since 1989, with almost 30 years of experience. The Group has set up its own production facilities in Bolivia. PRIMEAL premium organic quinoa is made from high quality quinoa from Bolivia and the grains are larger in size as compared to others from different countires. And its taste is fluffy. Nowadays, PRIMEAL consists of comprehensive range of organic quinoa products to suit different consumers’ needs and is widely distributed all over the world.
Organic quinoa range includes
1. Quinoa grains
2. Ready to eat quinoa
3. Quinoa flakes breakfast
4. Instant quinoa museli breakfast
5. Quinoa pasta
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