How to cook fluffy quinoa

Some of our readers wanted to know how we prepared fluffy Quinoa on our recent Minty Quinoa Salad recipe.

So here’s a simple, anyone-can-make recipe to cook the fluffiest quinoa. Super easy to put together.  🙂

Let’s go!

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How to cook fluffy quinoa

Quick and easy fluffy quinoa recipe

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Course -Basics

Cuisine -Universal

Keyword -how to cook quinoa, quinoa, quinoa recipe

Prep Time -3 minutes

Cook Time -15 minutes

Total Time -18 minutes

Servings -4 cups

Calories -156kcal

Author -Veganbell

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Ingredients

• 1 cup quinoa
• 2 cups water
• 1/2 teaspoon Salt

Instructions

• Rinse quinoa until the water runs clear.
• Transfer to a cooking pot. Add 2 cups of water + salt.
• Turn up the heat to medium-high and bring it to a boil.
• As it starts boiling, turn down the heat to medium. Cover the pot (with a lid), and let it simmer for 15 minutes.
• *After 15 minutes* Turn off the heat and let it rest for 10 minutes.
• Gently fluff the quinoa with a fork. Fluffy quinoa is ready!

Nutrition

Sodium: 299 mg | Calcium: 24 mg | Vitamin A: 6 IU | Fiber: 3 g | Potassium: 239 mg | Calories: 156 kcal | Saturated Fat: 1 g | Fat: 3 g | Protein: 6 g | Carbohydrates: 27 g | Iron: 2 mg

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