Quinoa-What Do You Add To Make It Better?

[Anonymous]

I like it in soups with a tomato base (but not too much-otherwise it takes over).

I like to make a salad where I cook the quinoa in broth then add to it kalamata olives, feta, a little bit of basil, and halved cherry tomatoes. I dress it with olive oil, red wine vinegar, salt and pepper. Usually I make up a big batch minus the dressing and then eat it over the course of the week for lunch. (add dressing before eating)

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Cook it in broth. It kills most of the lingering bitter flavor. And after a while it begins to taste normal.

Your quinoa is bitter because it wasn't rinsed well enough before cooking. Quinoa has a bitter, soapy-tasting coating that is water soluable, but you have to rinse it thoroughly..

Use a fine-meshed sieve to rinse. Alternatively, you can buy pre-rinsed quinoa.

Yes, you're the only person who knows quinoa needs to be rinsed well. Some people just have more sensitive palates.

Apparently not sensitive enough to figure out what couples well with quinoa.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Cook it in broth. It kills most of the lingering bitter flavor. And after a while it begins to taste normal.

Your quinoa is bitter because it wasn't rinsed well enough before cooking. Quinoa has a bitter, soapy-tasting coating that is water soluable, but you have to rinse it thoroughly..

Use a fine-meshed sieve to rinse. Alternatively, you can buy pre-rinsed quinoa.

Yes, you're the only person who knows quinoa needs to be rinsed well. Some people just have more sensitive palates.

Apparently not sensitive enough to figure out what couples well with quinoa.

Lol! True!

[Anonymous]

Google quinoa taco salad. I've taken that to parties and people usually like it.

[Anonymous]

Bourbon. Enough bourbon makes anything better.

[Anonymous]

A previous poster mentioned mixing it with salsa--I actually cook it with salsa. I toss in a half cup of salsa with the water that it cooks in. It infuses the quinoa with a nice taste (my family likes it with Green Mountain Gringo's Medium salsa the best).

[Anonymous]

Definitely helps to cook it in broth. Either vegetable or chicken works well.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I add it to my garbage can! Whaaaat!

Lolz!!!

[Anonymous]

google quinoa black bean enchilada bake...yum! and my toddlers love it

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:google quinoa black bean enchilada bake...yum! and my toddlers love it

I have also done a broccoli and cheese casserole with quinoa

[Anonymous]

I add diced tomatoes, cucumber, olives, green onions, fresh dill, feta cheese, lemon juice, olive oil. and salt and pepper to taste. Greek-style salad--yummy and filling! Or add onion, tomato, corn, a little sauteed diced jalepeno, avocado, lime juice, queso blanco, cilantro, and olive oil--a Mexican-style version.

You can use quinoa as a replacement for pasta in any pasta salad recipe, basically.