Quick easy recipes with fresh ingredients make healthy eating a snap. Breakfast recipes using cooked quinoa with fruit and nuts is a delightful way to start the morning. The high protein content makes Quinoa With Fruit a satisfying and long lasting meal for breakfast but the crisp texture of the quinoa and apples will keep their "pop" long past lunch time to make a delicious light dessert after an evening meal.
Wonderful texture, great visual appeal and loads of nutrition highlight some of the special qualities of quinoa. It has a characteristic crispness that is retained even after cooking. The tiny seeds almost seem to pop in your mouth and have been called the caviar of grains. The eye appeal of these nutritious little pips comes from the small curl of white outer germ which is produced when the grain is cooked and lends an artistic texture to any dish. A source of complete amino acids makes this grain a powerhouse for the health minded.
Quinoa with Fruit Recipe
Ingredients:
- 1 medium apple
- 1 medium banana
- 4 T. orange juice
- 1/2 c. cooked quinoa
- 1/4 c. dried cranberries
- 4 T. chopped walnuts
Directions:
- Slice the apple into 1/4" slices. Place the slices into a 1 quart bowl. Any type of apple can be used but be sure to wash and core it before slicing.
- Peel and slice the banana into 1/4 " slices.
- Mix 4 T. orange juice with the fruit in the bowl. Any brand of orange juice will work.
- Lightly toss the fruit in the orange juice making sure to coat the fruit well. This will help keep the apple and banana from turning brown. The hard part of making this easy recipe for Quinoa with fruit is over.
- Add the cooked quinoa, dried cranberries and the walnuts to the bowl.
- Toss lightly taking care not to smash the bananas. The orange juice will mingle with the quinoa giving this easy recipe a fresh citrus flavor.The salad is ready to eat or it can be refrigerated and used later.
Quinoa With Fruit is also a good choice for quick dessert recipes packed with fiber, protein and antioxidants; and quinoa's mild taste makes it a very versatile ingredient in this easy recipe. This is a great recipe to substitute different kinds of fruit, nuts or juice. Try blackberries, sliced peaches and nectarines with dried blueberries and sliced almonds for a camp out or how about pineapple bits, sliced mango and dried cherries with shredded coconut and lime juice for a tropical dessert. The possibilities are limited only by the taste buds.
This easy recipe makes 4 servings of Quinoa With Fruit
Time to make: 10 minutes
Also try Quinoa Salad with a Greek Twist
More information on the benefits of quinoa are available in the article Quinoa, the High Protein Carbohydrate Packed With Nutrition.
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