Quinoa Plant
Until I started eating gluten free I had no idea what quinoa was or even how it was pronounced. Now it’s the Secret Ingredient for this week’s Friday Foodie Fix. Quinoa originated in South America where it has been an important food for 6000 years. Now you can purchase quinoa and products made with quinoa at your local grocery. I prefer the Inca Red Quinoa to the traditional but have not tried Black Quinoa yet. Have you? I also really like the quinoa pasta made by the same company Ancient Harvest Quinoa and have baked with the Quinoa flour and the flakes.
But what’s good about quinoa? How about for every ¼ cup of quinoa, it has 6 grams of protein, 3 grams of fat, 4 grams of fiber and is a 35 on the gylcemic index. Oh, did I mention it tastes good and is extremely versatile. I cannot eat rice but use quinoa as a substitute. I even made quinoa sushi one day. It worked really well.
Here are a few recipes I’ve made with either red quinoa, quinoa flour, quinoa flakes or quinoa pasta.
Ancient Harvest Quinoa Products
Mediterranean Tuna Pasta with Artichokes
Blueberry & Blackberry Crumble Pie
Friday Foodie Fix
So what have you created with quinoa? I hope you will share it here. Many of you have noticed the Mr. Linky has been very touchy, and sometimes he’s there and works and sometimes he’s not. So if you arrive here and he didn’t join the party just email me the name of your blog, title of the recipe and the link and I’ll add it in myself. We’re not going to let Mr. Linky spoil our Friday Foodie Fix Fun! If you forget the rules or are reading them for the first time, here they are. When you link to this blog please make sure the url you are using is http://www.thewholegang.org and not with typepad.com. This weekend I will be moving the blog to a Word Press account and I’d hate to lose you. As long as you use the main website url you’ll keep connected. If you’ve subscribed no worries, you will automatically move right along with me.
Next week’s secret ingredient is ………….……..Mushrooms!
I love making quinoa for my husband and kids. Quinoa is easy and simple to make. I can make it ahead and serve it at room temperature. Diane, thanks so much for the Friday Foodie Fix — it's opened me up to so many different types of recipes that I can't wait to try. Thanks again!
I'm checking out your other recipes. Time to break out of the rice flour rut. Thanks for motivating me to try my quinoa cake experiment.
I think quinoa is such a beautiful grain, uncooked and cooked. I like it so much more than rice. 🙂 I can't wait to check out everyone else's recipes. You have five alone, Diane!
Hubby is going to love the mushrooms next week. He's addicted to mushrooms. 😉
Thanks for the FFF … it pushes me just enough. LOL Thanks for the heads up on the new URL, too. I'll fix my link and then update it to the specific post after the weekend. 🙂
Shirley
I love making quinoa for my husband and kids. Quinoa is easy and simple to make. I can make it ahead and serve it at room temperature. Diane, thanks so much for the Friday Foodie Fix — it’s opened me up to so many different types of recipes that I can’t wait to try. Thanks again!
I had been thinking about writing a quinoa post anyway, so this was perfect. I'm looking forward to mushrooms next week!
I don't really have a real recipe: I just make quinoa like the package says and add it to a stir fry with coconut oil, sea salt, whatever veggies and leftover protein sources I have. It's a great way to use up leftovers. ~Erica
I don’t really have a real recipe: I just make quinoa like the package says and add it to a stir fry with coconut oil, sea salt, whatever veggies and leftover protein sources I have. It’s a great way to use up leftovers. ~Erica
I’m checking out your other recipes. Time to break out of the rice flour rut. Thanks for motivating me to try my quinoa cake experiment.
I think quinoa is such a beautiful grain, uncooked and cooked. I like it so much more than rice. 🙂 I can’t wait to check out everyone else’s recipes. You have five alone, Diane!
Hubby is going to love the mushrooms next week. He’s addicted to mushrooms. 😉
Thanks for the FFF … it pushes me just enough. LOL Thanks for the heads up on the new URL, too. I’ll fix my link and then update it to the specific post after the weekend. 🙂
Shirley
Thanks for choosing quinoa this week. I love all the variety of recipes. Great ideas from great cooks!
Quinoa as a food theme is a great idea. Many people don't know much about it or that it's gluten free. I have quinoa at least once a week. have to try it in my sushi next time. thanks for the helpful tip!
Quinoa as a food theme is a great idea. Many people don’t know much about it or that it’s gluten free. I have quinoa at least once a week. have to try it in my sushi next time. thanks for the helpful tip!
I had been thinking about writing a quinoa post anyway, so this was perfect. I’m looking forward to mushrooms next week!
Thanks for choosing quinoa this week. I love all the variety of recipes. Great ideas from great cooks!
Hi, new watcher, poster, and blogger here!
Quinoa is a fantastic grain, thanks for the opportunity to participate in your Friday Foodie Fix!
Diane, quinoa is a family staple at our house. The other day I made quinoa soup but did not get a chance to post it – maybe because our house was 90 degrees inside today and soup just didn't feel right – even in virtual reality. I will post it soon and then link it up. Thanks for doing this!! -A
Hi, new watcher, poster, and blogger here!
Quinoa is a fantastic grain, thanks for the opportunity to participate in your Friday Foodie Fix!
Diane, quinoa is a family staple at our house. The other day I made quinoa soup but did not get a chance to post it – maybe because our house was 90 degrees inside today and soup just didn’t feel right – even in virtual reality. I will post it soon and then link it up. Thanks for doing this!! -A
Sorry I'm late, but mine is added now! I love quinoa, there are so many uses for it and the flavor is so much better than other grains!
Sorry I’m late, but mine is added now! I love quinoa, there are so many uses for it and the flavor is so much better than other grains!
I love how versatile quinoa is. And it subs in beautifully in place of grains that I can't eat (because they contain gluten). For example, I make Quinoa Tabouli using quinoa instead of bulghur. And here is a hot cereal that includes quinoa:
http://iamglutenfree.blogspot.com/2009/05/hearty-….
Ellen- finally made a hot cereal in my crockpot. Tastes great and it was so easy. Quinoa is a great grain. I do like the red quinoa better for side dishes than the white. Have you tried black?
I love how versatile quinoa is. And it subs in beautifully in place of grains that I can't eat (because they contain gluten). For example, I make Quinoa Tabouli using quinoa instead of bulghur. And here is a hot cereal that includes quinoa:
http://iamglutenfree.blogspot.com/2009/05/hearty-….
Ellen- finally made a hot cereal in my crockpot. Tastes great and it was so easy. Quinoa is a great grain. I do like the red quinoa better for side dishes than the white. Have you tried black?
Oh boy such nutrition! I can't handle it!! Lol! I try and try but I can't get over the texture of quinoa. Hoping to participate in a Friday Foodie Fix soon.
Jessie- Have you tried Red Quinoa? You might like that better. To me it has a better texture and taste. If you give it a try, let me know.
Oh boy such nutrition! I can’t handle it!! Lol! I try and try but I can’t get over the texture of quinoa. Hoping to participate in a Friday Foodie Fix soon.
Jessie- Have you tried Red Quinoa? You might like that better. To me it has a better texture and taste. If you give it a try, let me know.