How to cook quinoa

By Bailey1_

Ingredients

• (4 servings)
• 1 cup raw quinoa (160g)
• 3/4 tsp salt
• 2 1/2 cups water

Preparation

Step 1

n a strainer, rinse quinoa well. Drain. Now combine the raw quinoa with the other ingredients and bring to a boil uncovered. When it starts to boil, cover and simmer (or cook on low if your “simmer” is too gentle like mine is) 20 minutes or until the water is absorbed and quinoa is light and fluffy. NOTE: When found in nature, quinoa has a coating of bitter-tasting saponins. These occur naturally in the quinoa to prevent insects from eating the plant. Most packaged quinoa will be pre-washed; however it is always a good idea to wash the grain again just in case.