Today’s Ingredient Spotlight features quinoa! While quinoa is commonly referred to and used as a grain, it’s actually a seed. And, botanically it’s more closely related to beets and spinach than it is to wheat or grains.
Of course about 3 years ago you probably had never heard of quinoa before; at least I had not. But, of late, the popularity of quinoa has skyrocketed. Quinoa pudding, tacos, popcorn, pizza crust, waffles, granola, soup, pasta, crackers & ice cream.
I can’t say that I have jumped onto the quinoa bandwagon. But, I have pinned some delicious looking quinoa recipes:
Pizza Quinoa Casserole – A yummy cheese-filled casserole from The Spiffy Cookie!
Blueberry Quinoa Pancakes – From A Pretty Life. You don’t have to twist my arm twice with blueberry pancakes!
Quinoa Cookies – A cookie made with flour, quinoa, fall spices, oatmeal and chocolate chips! Sounds like a winner to me. From Two Peas and their Pod.
Chocolate Chip Blueberry Breakfast Quinoa – Sounds like a fun alternative to oatmeal! The blueberry chocolate combo is brilliant – from How Sweet It Is.
Kale, Sausage & Quinoa Scramble – Switch up breakfast with this new scramble featuring quinoa among kale and sausage. From Style & Grace.
So, here’s what I want to know:
- Have you tried quinoa?
- Do you cook regularly with it?
- What are your favorite recipes featuring quinoa?
If you have favorite recipes, bring them by Tiffany’s Blog – Eat at Home – and link them up as part of Ingredient Spotlight Wednesday!
I love quinoa, the fam, not so much yet. :) I like to make a small batch of quinoa, and add chopped up cucumbers, broccoli and carrots. I add a little olive oil and fresh garlic. So yummy!
ReplyDeleteI've recently tried quinoa for the first time and introduced some of my family members to it :D The very first thing I tried was a quinoa granola (not such a hit, it was tasty but it didn't stick together at all so it was just a bunch of crispy, tasty small quinoa 'grains' :D) and after that I've mostly used it as a base for a salad (once with balsamic vinegar and some veggies and once with pesto and some veggies).
ReplyDeleteQuite tasty and much more filling than I'd expected :)