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  • Active Time

    15 minutes

  • Total Time

    50 minutes

This recipe, with its double dose of coconut, is a quinoa game-changer.

Ingredients

6 Servings

1

tablespoon virgin coconut oil

cups quinoa, rinsed well

1

13.5-oz. can unsweetened coconut milk

1

teaspoon kosher salt

Preparation

  1. Heat oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add quinoa and cook, stirring often, until golden, about 5 minutes. Add coconut milk, salt, and 1½ cups water and stir to combine. Bring to a boil; reduce heat, cover, and simmer until quinoa is tender and liquid is evaporated, 20–25 minutes. Let sit 10 minutes. Fluff with a fork.

Nutrition Per Serving

Calories (kcal) 300 Fat (g) 19 Saturated Fat (g) 14 Cholesterol (mg) 0 Carbohydrates (g) 29 Dietary Fiber (g) 4 Total Sugars (g) 0 Protein (g) 7 Sodium (mg) 330
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  • Delicious way to prepare quinoa.

    • John

    • St Paul

    • 2/5/2024

  • Very good. The only change I made was to halve the salt, and it was just right.

    • Anonymous

    • Mexico

    • 10/20/2018