QUESTION: I have heard a lot about quinoa but I don’t know how to cook it.
ANSWER: Quinoa is often called an “ancient grain” and it is a relative of spinach. It is primarily cultivated in South America and is gluten-free.
Quinoa cooks a lot like a rice. Check your package or box of quinoa to see if it has been pre-rinsed, if not, rinse before cooking.
To cook quinoa it is a 1: 1 1/2 cups water ratio – 1 cup quinoa to 1 1/2 cups water. Once the quinoa is cooked you can use it like you would rice and enjoy it as a side dish, add it to salads or even make it into sweet puddings.
Leah McGrath, RDN, LDN
Ingles Markets Corporate Dietitian
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