Description
An easy and delicious recipe for Coconut Quinoa that is extra creamy and so good to use as a side dish or in any recipe!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup quinoa
- 1 3/4 cup full fat coconut milk
- pinch of kosher salt
Instructions
- Place quinoa in a mesh strainer and rinse under cold water.
- Bring a medium-sized saucepan to medium-high heat. Add rinsed quinoa, coconut milk and pinch of salt.
- Stir and cover. Bring to a boil and then let simmer 15-20 minutes.
- Remove from heat and let sit 5 minutes. Fluff with fork and serve.
Notes
- Sauté Quinoa: if you want even more depth of flavor you can sauté your quinoa in the saucepan before adding in the coconut milk and pinch of salt.
- Storage: store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 6oz
- Calories: 234
- Sugar:
- Sodium: 61.7 mg
- Fat: 15.8 g
- Trans Fat:
- Carbohydrates: 20 g
- Protein: 5.3 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg