Breakfast Quinoa

Vegan

I was half-heartedly looking for a breakfast quinoa "recipe" just because I was still unsure as to the best way to cook it. Oatmeal is easy because it's familiar. I whipped this together this morning and it seems to have worked out pretty well...

I did my standard 1/4 cup of grain + 1/2 cup water (1 grain to 2 water) and made it exactly like oatmeal...brought the water to boiling, lowered the temp, let it simmer until it started getting soft. After that I tossed it quickly into the cast iron with some oil and mixed it for about 5 minutes or so, just enough for it to get hot and coated and cooked a little further.

I added chocolate rice milk, walnuts, dried cranberries, flax, and chia seeds; again, my standard oatmeal toppings. The result? The quinoa had an incredible flavor, overwhelming everything else. Bursting with nuttiness. It's a highly recommended alternative to the relatively bland taste of oatmeal.

That also got me thinking about how much oil I use in my cooking, so I may try to cut down on that...I always use extra virgin, but I'm wondering if I'm just tasting the oil more than the food. Experimentation time!