Sweet Asian Quinoa Salad

Asian Quinoa Salad RecipeThis gem of a quinoa recipe is a good example of how to use quinoa in a favourite recipe. Instead of using rice quinoa has been added as the grain part of the recipe. The mix of savoury and sweet flavours is lovely and not too tart.

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What If You Don’t Like The Taste Of Quinoa?

It has come to my attention that not everyone likes the taste of quinoa. This is surprising considering how mild the flavour is. Quinoa takes on the flavour of the other foods that you cook it with. I have had a number of readers ask about how to make quinoa taste better.
First of all I have to say that I love the taste of quinoa. I mean, what is not to like about it. Having said that I know we are all different and have different taste buds.
There are a number of reasons why you might find the taste unpalatable.
Rinsing Quinoa
The most obvious one is that you have not rinsed your quinoa enough to get rid of the slightly bitter coating. The coating consists of something called saponins. When quinoa is grown it naturally has this coating which you need to rinse off before cooking.
You can see the saponins as a frothy foam when you rinse the quinoa.
Some suppliers pre-rinse their quinoa before packing and this might not need to be rinsed. Having eaten quinoa for 4 years I don’t rinse my quinoa at all – but I know most people do.
Using Flavoured Stock To Change The Flavour.
Once you have your rinsed quinoa you can flavour it as you cook it. First of all you can neutralise the flavour by adding a clove of garlic to the water. Just put one in the water and remove at the end of cooking. this does a good job of making the quinoa taste of not very much at all. Better than this is the option of using a vegetable stock to boil up your quinoa. The quinoa will take on the stock flavour. This is good when using quinoa to accompany a savoury dish. You can also create a sweet stock. See recipe below.

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New Flax Fantastic Book Launched

Flax Benefits and HealthRegular visitors will know that I have been working for some time on a new book about Flax – also called Linseed. Well the download edition is complete and on sale at flaxfantastic.com. I am obviously very pleased to have finished the book and to see it selling.

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Quinoa In France – L’Epicerie Fermiere

Today We came across this little gem of a shop in Melle, France. We are in the second week of our holidays and have been enjoying fantastic French weather and Culture. Near to where we are staying is the town of Melle in the Poitou Charentes region. We come here regularly and love the rural nature of this area.
Quinoa Shop In France
Imagine my surprise when we saw this shop offering a fantastic range of health foods. What’s more they were selling quinoa by the kilo as well as in boxes. They also had Quinoa Flakes, Quinoa Milk and Baby Food with quinoa. I have never seen these products on sale over the counter any where in the UK. Continue reading

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When Is A Recipe Not A Quinoa Recipe?

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I have been cooking and eating Quinoa for the best part of four years now. I have written a book on the subject and numerous reports and articles on the subject. Despite this I am still finding new ways to include this super grain in my diet.

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