| When I first started cooking with quinoa I had no idea | | | | longer to cook and become soft and fluffy. |
| there were so many different varieties. Certainly in the | | | | You bring the water to the boil and put the quinoa in |
| UK where I live all you could buy was the standard | | | | the pot. Bring back to the boil and then simmer for 12 - |
| creamy white variety for quite a few years. In South | | | | 18 minutes. This is 2 minutes longer than white quinoa. |
| America and the USA there are red and black | | | | As it cooks you will see the germ of the grain appear |
| varieties on sale. The quinoa I grow in my garden | | | | and curl around the rest of the grain. As the grain is |
| allotment is called Rainbow and comes in all sorts of | | | | red and the germ is white this looks very attractive |
| brown and reds. Its is a real luxury eating your own | | | | and appetising. It is this germ that gives the crunchy |
| home grown quinoa but you do have to change the | | | | feel to the grain. It also adds a slight nut flavour to the |
| standard cooking instructions to make the best of it. | | | | seed. |
| Red Quinoa Cooking Instructions | | | | What To Do With Your Cooked Red Quinoa |
| Before cooking any brand of quinoa you need to rinse | | | | Once you have you red quinoa cooked and ready one |
| it through with water to get rid of the bitter, waxy | | | | of the best things you can do with it is make a salad. |
| saponin coating. Some varieties need more rinsing than | | | | The red colour contrasts well with the colours of |
| others depending on the processing the the quinoa has | | | | peppers, celery, cucumber and salad leaves. So as |
| gone through. What will happen as you rinse it is that it | | | | well as being healthy the salad will look stunningly |
| will go foamy. As soon as the foam has gone you can | | | | delicious and colourful. |
| start cooking. | | | | You can also add red quinoa to a spicy stir fry dish. It |
| The standard cooking method hold the same with red | | | | tastes particularly good with Mexican spices and |
| quinoa but with a few slight differences. Instead of 1 | | | | jalapeño peppers. You can also use it instead of rice |
| cup of quinoa and 2 cups of water I use 2 ½ cups | | | | as a side dish to your favourite curry dish. |
| of water. This is because red quinoa takes slightly | | | | |