Soft-Cooked Quinoa With Dried Fruits
By: ndrea devon
Published: Wednesday, December 22, 2010 - 11:29am

Ingredients




1 cup water
1/2 cup quinoa (red, white or mix)
pinch salt
2 tablespoons maple syrup
2 tablespoons coconut milk or soymilk
 cup dried fruits and nuts (this morning I did chopped figs, 
pinch ground vanilla
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 cup cooked brown rice (optional)
1 tablespoon coconut butter (optional but delish)

Preparation

1 Boil the one cup of water and pinch of salt. 2 Add the quinoa, lower the heat, and cook until very soft, about 15-20 minutes (the little quinoa tails should pop out). 3 Add all other ingredients to the saucepan and warm just for a few minutes until hot enough to eat. 4 If you are using the coconut butter, melt it before adding it by placing the jar in a bowl of very hot water and stir until creamy and pourable- or simply mash the cold coconut butter into the quinoa with a fork until it melts