Almost every morning I have oatmeal for breakfast. Lately I’ve been getting steel cut oats and cooking a pot that will last for two or three days. I cook them up plain and then add chopped nuts and fruit depending on my mood. This week, we ran out of oats and yesterday I woke up and had no idea what to eat for breakfast. I pulled some quinoa out of the cupboard and made up a batch of breakfast quinoa. This was really filling and sustained me for a good part of the morning (maybe even longer than the oatmeal normally does). You can add whatever mix-ins you like, and top it with whatever you’ve got lying around. I used dried cherries, dates, pecans, and sliced banana. But other things that come to mind are berries, toasted coconut, raisins, maple syrup, etc.
The Recipe
Serves 2-3
1 cup uncooked quinoa
2 cups water
sprinkle of cinnamon
1/2 tsp vanilla
handful of chopped dried cherries
handful of chopped dates
handful of chopped pecans.
Put the water and quinoa in a pot. Add the cinnamon and dried fruit. Bring to a boil, turn down to a simmer, cover and cook for 15 minutes. When finished cooking stir in the pecans and vanilla. Serve in a bowl and top with fresh banana slices and/or a little coconut milk if you like.
What’s your favorite quinoa or oatmeal toppings?
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Katie..
I am a faithful reader of your blog and am especially attentive to the recipes. I would love a blog entry where you share what are your vegan pantry staples – for those times when you just need something good to eat and have to use what is on hand.
Thanks 🙂
Kevin (your mom’s friend)
Hi Kevin,
Thank you so much for faithfulness in reading! Great idea for a blog post. Pantry staples post coming up soon!
🙂
Katie
Hi Katy,
I love Quinoa for breakfast too. Sometimes I cook it with millet, both cook for exactly the same amount of time. When I was studying toxic chemicals, our PhD advisor had written about foods that retard the growth of cancer, foods that have a seasonal growth inhibitor like apples. For some reason millet is known to retard cancer as well, so I’ve always tried to make it part of my diet. When I discovered Quinoa, I was thrilled, because the two grains together are a perfect consistency.
Thanks for your blog! ~~Jere
Jere, The millet/quinoa combo sounds great! I actually have some millet in the cupboard, so I’ll have to try that out next. And that’s so interesting about cancer-retarding properties! Thanks for commenting. 🙂
This looks so good! I love quinoa but I’ve never tried it for breakfast. I’ll definitly have to give this one a go!
Let me know how you like it! It’s definitely different from what I’m used to (oatmeal), but it’s a welcome change, at least every now and then! 🙂