Nutty Fruity Creamy Breakfast Quinoa

Ingredients
- 1 cup quinoa
- 2 cups pure water
- ⅛ tsp sea salt
- 1 cup pecans, chopped or nut of choice
- 3 cups of blueberries, peaches, apple, pear or fruit of choice
- 2 bananas
- 1 cup of plain yogurt
- ¼ cup of maple syrup, raw honey, date puree or sweetener of choice
- Sprinkle of cinnamon
Instructions
- First, Cook the Quinoa
- Some Quinoa is pre-washed (like Organic Natures's Earthly Choice Premium Whole Grain Quinoa and Bob's Red Mill Organic Whole Gain Quinoa)). If it is not pre-washed you will need to rinse it first through a mesh strainer to remove the bitter saponins.
- Recipe Yields about 4 cups of Quinoa
- Bring 2 cups water to a boil in a 2 qt sauce pan.
- Add 1 cup Quinoa, bring back to boil, cover, cook over medium heat for 12 minutes or until Quinoa has absorbed all the water.
- Remove from heat, fluff, cover and let stand for 15 minutes.
- Place the cooked quinoa in individual bowls and add the nuts, fruits of choice and yogurt. Drizzle maple syrup or sweetener of choice on top with a sprinkle of cinnamon.
Variations
You can pour Banana Nut Milk over the top if desired (optional).
Notes
If you only need a single serving for breakfast, save the rest of the cooked quinoa in a sealed container in the refrigerator. Plan to use the quinoa in a salad or side dish for dinner or for breakfast again tomorrow. It’s always nice to cook once and use twice whenever you can.
Photo by: Karly Blair
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