Its the same quinoa flakes recipe I wrote about last week but I know many people like the visual presentations more.

I’m currently updating The Quinoa Cookbook to add some new recipes and get rid of the typos that I have noticed. As I have said before, Quinoa is being discovered by more and more people daily and they are learning the benefits of quinoa themselves.
The Quinoa Cookbook: Over 70 Great Quinoa Recipes

Packet of Quinoa Flakes

The combination of flavours is fantastic. A batch of 24 quinoa flakes bars like this only lasts a couple of days in our house.

In the UK I can only buy my quinoa flakes online. The infinity foods brand shown in the picture was bought from Baldwins.co.uk

Ingredients.

1  cup (150gm) Mixed dried fruit

Juice from one large orange

5 drops vanilla Essence

4 tablespoons butter

3 cups (250gm) Quinoa Flakes

1/2 cup chopped walnuts

1/2 cup brown or demerera sugar

1/2 teaspoon cinnamon powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

2 eggs.

Method

To make this recipe you make a dry mix with some of the ingredients and a liquid mix with the rest of them. At the end you combine them together.

1. Soak the dried fruit in the orange juice and vanilla essence for an hour.

Soaking Dried Fruit in Orange Juice and Vanilla Essence

2. After an hour you can then start preparing the dry mix.

3. Melt the butter gently on the hob until it has melted. Then switch the heat off.

Melting The Butter

4. Add the chopped walnuts to the butter.

Add Chopped Walnuts To Butter

5. Then add the quinoa flakes and mix together thoroughly so that everything is blended together evenly.

Mixing in the Quinoa Flakes

6. Take this mix and put it into a mixing bowl. Add in the brown sugar, salt and cinnamon. Mix well for a minute or so.

Add The Sugar, salt and cinnamon

7. Leave this mix to one side and return to the fruit mix. Add the 2 eggs to the fruit and mix together well.

Add Eggs To Fruit

8. Put the 2 mixes together in the mixing bowl and combine them completely together.

Combine Quinoa Flakes Mix With The Fruit Mix

9. Press the mixture into a well greased baking tin. Make sure the mix has an even depth in the baking tin.

Quinoa Cookies Ready For The Oven

10. Cook the quinoa cookies for 15 minutes on a medium heat (I use 170 degrees) until they start to turn brown. Do not over cook them.

11. Take out the cookies and cut them into squares. Cool them on a cooling rack. The are ready to eat as soon as they are cool.

Quinoa Flakes Fuit and Nut Bar

Ingredients

Waldorf Salad Ingredients

1/2 cup of red quinoa (3 oz approx)
1 cup of water (6 fl oz Approx)
Handful of grapes seedless
15 walnuts chopped
Juice of one Lemon
2 sticks of celery chopped
I Eating Apple – I use Red Empire
Green Salad To serve with

Dressing Ingredients – Either 5 Tablespoons of Low Fat Mayonaise OR

I ripe Avocado
2 Tablespoons Extra Virgin Oil
I Garlic Clove Crushed
Juice of one Lemon

Italian Pan Fried Chicken Ingredients

1 Chicken breast sliced into small strips
I garlic clove Crushed
Handfull of fresh Basil leaves
1 large Ripe tomato pureed
Small amount of olive oil for the pan

Method

1 1/2 Hours before serving the meal prepare the Quinoa. Rinse the Quinoa Well and put into a saucepan with the water. Bring the quinoa to the boil and simmer for 12 minutes. The quinoa will absorb all the water.
Cool for 1/2 an hour.

If you are making your own dressing simply place all the ingredients into a blender and blend for 1 minute.

When the quinoa has cooled mix it together with all the Waldorf Salad Ingredients. Then add the dressing and mix in thoroughly so that the dressing covers everything.
Put the Salad in a cool place for 20 minutes while you prepare the chicken. The 20 minutes will allow all the flavours to fuse togehter in the salad.

To cook the chicken start by warming the olive oil gently in the pan. Place the chicken strips in the pan and cook for 5 minutes. Add the flavouring ingredients and mix together in the pan. Bring the italian chicken mix to almost boiling and then simmer for a further 5 minutes.
Serve the Red Quinoa Waldorf Salad With the Italian on a bed of green salad leaves.

Quinoa Salad Recipes

One of the most common ways is to use quinoa in salads. This is similar to the way you use rice and cous cous. You can mix the cooked quinoa with a range of raw vegetables, seeds and nuts. It also mixes well with pulses such as haricot beans, kidney beans and chick peas. As well as combining the ingredients together you can add favourite dressings to add a bit of flavour and bite. Because quinoa is so nutritionally complete you can consider a quinoa salad a full meal.

Quinoa Stir Fry Recipes

Another way to eat quinoa is by quick frying it in a pan with a range of vegetables and herbs. The quinoa has to be pre cooked before using it in this way. You then fry the vegetables for a minute before adding the quinoa. You then quickly stir fry everything for 3 or 4 minutes before serving.

Quinoa Bread Recipes

Quinoa Flour can be used to make bread but I have yet to find a satisfactory quinoa bread recipe that doesn’t include some wheat flour. This is a problem as many people are looking for gluten free recipes and in particular gluten free bread recipes. I have searched for 3 years for a decent quinoa bread recipe. If you have one let me know on this blog.

Quinoa Breakfast and Desserts

Quinoa Flakes and quinoa grain can be used in a range of breakfast recipes and dessert recipes. I am not saying that quinoa milk pudding tastes the same as rice based milk pudding, but for people on restrictive diets it provides an option. Quinoa can be mixed with strong fruity flavours well and it adds body and substance to any recipe.

The Quinoa Cookbook has a complete range of quinoa recipesCLICK THE COVER to get your own copy

Word of Warning

These are very filling due to the inclusion of the husks. One will be enough for most peoples appetite. As with all my recipes the amounts are always a bit rough. I never weigh or measure ingredients apart from using my favourite cup and it always works. This drives my wife mad, but that’s another story.

This recipe makes about 6 – 8 tortillas
This depends on how big you like your tortillas

• 3 cups (8 ounces) quinoa flour
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp salt
• 4 tbls margarine (4 ounces)
• 2 cups of warm water
• 6 tbls psyllium husks
• Small amount of olive oil to cook the tortillas in the pan

Mix together the psyllium husks and the warm water and set them aside.

Mix the flour, the salt and the baking powder together and then add the margarine. Mix them together until the dough gets a crumble consistency.

Add the water mixture to the flour mixture, It is quite hard to mix the 2 mixes together. Start by using the back of a wooden spoon to press the mixes together. When you have a single dough you will have to knead it for about 3 minutes. Once the dough is fully mixed leave it to rest for 2 minutes.

Cut the dough into 6 -8 small balls and leave them for 5 minutes to rest once more. This resting is important to allow the 2 mixes to fully come together. They will roll out better that way. Roll them out with a rolling pin and flour so that the dough doesn’t stick,  Start in the center and roll. they will not roll as thin as wheat flour tortillas.

Heat a pan with a tsp olive oil on a medium heat and when it is hot start cooking them. Turn them a cuple of times and then serve with your favourite topping.

The website owner Leanne was good enough to let me publish it here.

Here’s a great recipe for an Ultimate Healthy Cookie:
Ingredients

* 1 cup flour (recommended mix of gluten free flours such as 1/3 cup rice flour, 1/3 cup amaranth flour and 1/3 cup quinoa flour or quinoa flakes)
* 1/2 cup fresh ground almonds (I ground mine fresh in a little coffee grinder but feel free to buy almond meal pre ground)
* 3 tbs fresh ground flax seed (again, I ground mine fresh but they can be purchased ground in the refrigerator section of a health food store)
* 1/2 cup raw honey
* 1 egg
* 2 tbs extra virgin, cold pressed coconut oil
* 1/2 cup apple puree (about one apple with peel in the blender or use 1/2 cup organic 100% pure apple sauce)
* 1 tsp baking soda
* 1/4 tsp salt
* 3 tsp cinnamon
Method

1. Preheat oven to 350.
2. Mix dry ingredients in one bowl and mix the wet ingredients in a second bowl.
3. Now mix ‘em all together
4. Place on cookie sheet (they will about double in diameter in the oven so space them out).
5. Slip into the oven and bake for about 20 minutes until they are golden and appear dry. They will bake up chewy and delicious.

You can hear the radio show here

Quinoa-crusted salmon with zesty crème fraiche sauce

by Nick Nairn from Ready Steady Cook

Serves 1

Prep time less than 30 mins

Cooking time 10 to 30 mins

Ingredients

For the salmon
150g/5½oz salmon fillet
55g/2oz Quinoa
1 tbsp olive oil
½ lemon, juice only
For the sauce
90ml/3fl oz crème fraîche
1 tbsp Dijon mustard
1 tbsp chopped fresh parsley
½ lemon, juice only
salt and freshly ground black pepper
lemon wedges, to garnish

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 200C/400F/Gas 6.
2. For the salmon, roll the salmon in the Quinoa, pressing the Quinoa into the salmon to coat all over.
3. Heat the oil in a small ovenproof frying pan and fry the salmon for 2-3 minutes on each side, or until the crust is lightly golden-brown.
4. Transfer to the oven and cook for 6-8 minutes, or until cooked through. Remove from the oven and squeeze over the lemon juice.
5. For the sauce, heat the crème fraîche and mustard in a small pan and stir until smooth and well combined.
6. Stir in the parsley and lemon juice and season, to taste, with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
7. To serve, place the salmon onto a serving plate and pour over the sauce. Garnish with lemon wedges.

Complete Book of Quinoa Recipes

They gave out 2 quinoa recipes. One of them is on this page. the other one will come in a few days time. To hear the program the link is HERE. I will leave it up as long as the link stays live.

The recipe given on the show was as follows

Debbie Coles’ Quinoa with Butternut Squash in a Tomato Sauce

From Graham’s Butchers, East Finchley N2.

Serves 4-6

Prep time 15 mins

Cooking time 40 mins

Ingredients

1 medium butternut squash, peeled & cubed.

2 tbsps olive oil

300g Quinoa

Salt & pepper

For the Tomato Sauce

2 tbsps olive oil

2 sliced red onions

2 cloves crushed garlic

2 tbsps fresh grated ginger

½ red chilli (keep seeds in & don’t use the little fiery ones!)

400g tin of chopped tomatoes

100ml red wine

150g plain raw cashew nuts

225ml water

2 tbsps tamari (or soy sauce)

1 tbsp maple syrup (to taste)

Handful of chopped coriander

Method

Peel & dice the butternut squash
Mix with olive oil & add salt & pepper to taste
Roast butternut for 20-25 mins until tender on gas 180C
Meanwhile rinse the Quinoa in a fine sieve in cold water & put into boiling water (approx 1 pint – just so it’s covered) & add salt
Simmer for 15 mins, stirring occasionally, until grains expand
Slice red onions & fry in olive oil
Add garlic & ginger & cook for a few mins until soft
Add finely chopped chilli
Add red wine & simmer for a few mins to reduce slightly
Add chopped tomatoes, water, cashew nuts, tamari (or soy sauce) & maple syrup, salt & pepper to taste, & simmer for 15-20 mins
Place Quinoa in a dish with the butternut squash on top, pour over sauce & add chopped coriander.

Click here for a complete book of quinoa recipes

The quinoa is pre cooked in the normal way before you make up the stir fry meal. The rest of the process is very quick and only takes a few minutes to cook. Stir fry dishes are one of the best ways to eat quinoa. Try this recipe out and you will see what I mean.

Quinoa Cajun Stir Fry – Serves 2 large portions

Ingredients

1/2 cup (100gm) cooked and prepared quinoa
2 Tbsp Olive oils
1 courgette sliced
6 mushrooms sliced
1 onion chopped
1 red pepper
1 tin sweet corn
5 – 10 fresh Basil leaves
1 medium strength chilli pepper
Small handfull fresh coriander
Salt and pepper
5 drops Tabasco sauce

Method

1.Heat the oil in a large pan or wok
2.Fry the vegetables briskly for 5 minutes.
3.Add the quinoa spices and Tabasco sauce
4.Stir fry for a few minutes more
5.Serve as it is or in tortilla wraps. You can also use it as a base for serving a portion of chicken or beef on.

Lemon Tilapia Fish With Organic Quinoa
By Zula Ron

This is a quick healthy meal that is loaded with good nutrients and protein. This meal will definitely boost your energy levels and tastes fabulous.

Ingredients
2 Tilapia Fish Fillets
2 Lemons
2 Teaspoons of Oil
2 Garlic cloves
1 Teaspoon of Basil
1 Teaspoon of Lemon Pepper seasoning
Dash of Salt
Butter
¼ Cup of Water
1 cup of Organic Quinoa (available at your local health food store or Trader Joes)
2 cups of Water
1 Chicken Bullion Cube
1 ½ cups of Broccoli
½ cup of corn

To start off you’ll want to make the marinade for the fish. Juice one lemon and place in a bowl with the ¼ cup of water and oil. Mince the garlic and add to the liquid ingredients, also add the basil, lemon pepper seasoning and the salt. Mix the ingredients thoroughly with a fork. Once the marinade is mixed, cover fish and allow to marinade for at least 2 hours. For best results marinade over night.

After the fish has marinaded, heat up a skillet on medium heat with about a 1/16 cup of butter (just enough to coat the pan). Once the pan is heated up enough add the fish and marinade and allow to cook evenly on both sides (5 mins each side). Turn heat down to low and let fish simmer for another 5 minutes to allow more marinade to soak in.

While the fish is cooking heat up the 2 cups of water to boiling and add the quinoa and chicken bullion cube. Allow to simmer for 15-20 minutes. You can also steam the broccoli and heat up the corn at this time.

Now that everything is done sit down and enjoy your meal.

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