Patricia Green, Carolyn Hemming

Piña Colada Quinoa

Preparation info
  • Serves

    4-6

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Quinoa 365: The Everyday Superfood
Quinoa 365

By Patricia Green and Carolyn Hemming

Published 2011

  • About

Reminiscent of a tropical holiday, this breakfast cereal also makes a nice lunch or afternoon snack. Serve it hot or cold.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup (250 mL) quinoa
  • One 14 oz (

Method

In a medium saucepan, bring the quinoa and coconut milk to a boil. Cover, reduce the heat to low and cook for 10 minutes. Turn off the heat and leave the covered saucepan on the burner for an additional 6 minutes.

Drain the pineapple, reserving the juice. Stir ½ cup (125 mL) of the juice into the saucepan. Add the sugar and vanilla and mix well. Stir the crushed pineapple into the mixtu