Quinoaspicecake Recipes

AMAZING CHOCOLATE QUINOA CAKE!

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a rectangular cake pan.
• Blend quinoa, butter, eggs, milk, and vanilla extract together in a blender until smooth.
• Combine sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together in a large bowl. Stir quinoa mixture into sugar mixture until batter is well combined. Fold chocolate chips and pecans into batter; pour into the prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean, 40 to 45 minutes. Cool cake on a wire rack.

QUINOA CAKES

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, whisk together quinoa, flour, baking powder, and salt. In another medium bowl, whisk together egg, egg white, butter, milk, and syrup until smooth. Add egg mixture to flour mixture and whisk to combine.
• Lightly coat a large nonstick skillet or griddle with butter and heat over medium-high. Drop batter by heaping tablespoonfuls into skillet. Cook until bubbles appear on top, 2 minutes. Flip cakes and cook until golden brown on underside, 2 minutes. Wipe skillet clean and repeat with more melted butter and remaining batter (reduce heat to medium, if overbrowning). Serve with maple syrup and fresh fruit or preserves, if desired.

SPICED QUINOA

Steps:

• Stir together the olive oil, onion, and garlic in a saucepan over medium heat until the onion has softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in the quinoa, curry powder, salt, pepper, cumin, cinnamon, and chicken stock. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer 20 minutes until the quinoa is tender.
• Once the quinoa has finished cooking, stir in the drained garbanzo beans, toasted pine nuts, and raisins. Serve warm or cold.

QUINOA SPICE CAKE

Steps:

• Cook quinoa and set aside. To cook quinoa, bring two cups of water to a boil. Add quinoa and a dash of salt and let simmer for 12-15 minutes, or until water has cooked off.
• Mix dry ingredients.
• Whisk butter and eggs together and add to dry mixture.
• Combine all ingredients, including quinoa, and stir in apple pieces.
• Pour into a greased 9-inch round pan. Bake for 35-45 minutes at 350°F.
• The best part about this recipe? It tastes great with a multitude of extras thrown inches Play around with a handful of chocolate chips and some candied ginger for a real treat.
• Note: This recipe works great for vegans too - just switch out the butter for margarine and the eggs for an egg replacer.

ORGANIC QUINOA RICE CAKES WITH MEDITERRANEAN CHICKEN RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Mix together the garlic, salt, pepper, olive oil, and lemon juice to form a marinade.
• Toss the chicken in the mixture and let marinate for 15-20 minutes.
• Cut open the packages of Seeds of Change Organic Quinoa and Brown Rice with Garlic so that the opening is approximately 2 inches (5 cm) wide.
• Microwave packages for 90 seconds, then place contents into a bowl.
• Add the rest of the rice cake ingredients, except the olive oil, and mix well.
• Remove approximately ⅓ of the mixture and pulse it well in a food processor.
• Add the pulsed quinoa back into the rest of the mixture and combine well.
• To shape quinoa cakes, take about ⅓ cup (45 g) of quinoa mixture and, using your hands, shape into a small patty. Repeat with the rest of the quinoa mixture.
• Heat the olive oil in a large skillet. Cook the quinoa cakes for 3-4 minutes on each side until golden brown. Remove from skillet.
• Heat a drizzle of olive oil in another skillet. Sear marinated chicken on both sides.
• Cover pan with a lid to continue cooking chicken until internal temperature reaches 165ºF (75ºFC).
• Move chicken to a cutting board and let rest for 5 minutes.
• Slice chicken into thin slices.
• To assemble, place a couple pieces of chicken on a quinoa cake.
• Garnish with tomatoes, then place a second quinoa cake on top to form a sandwich.
• Enjoy!