Quinoa – Cooking with a Cat

Name: Quinoa with apple & cinnamon
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 35 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: ½ cup of uncooked quinoa; 2 apples; ½ cup of oat milk *; 2 tablespoons of birch xylitol or Stevia to taste; 2 teaspoons of cinnamon; 1 pinch of salt

Quinoa with apple & cinnamon

Eloisa Faltoni — Sun, 07 Apr 2019 16:10:56 +0000

This recipe for quinoa with apple and cinnamon is the ideal breakfast for cold days. It is a straightforward and quick recipe to prepare, 100% vegan and gluten-free. Perfect to start the day!

Quinoa with apple & cinnamon

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Phase 1 Serves: 2 Prep Time: 5 min. Cooking Time: 35 min.

Ingredients

½ cup of uncooked quinoa
2 apples
½ cup of oat milk *
2 tablespoons of birch xylitol or Stevia to taste
2 teaspoons of cinnamon
1 pinch of salt

Instructions

The night before: rinse the quinoa thoroughly and cook it in plenty of water with a pinch of salt, for 20 minutes or the time indicated on the container.
The next day: preheat the oven to 356ºF (180ºC).
Mix the oatmeal milk with the edulcorant and the cinnamon.
Place the quinoa in a bowl or baking dish, pour the oat milk preparation on top and mix well.
Wash the apples, cut them into thin slices and place them on top of the quinoa. Sprinkle with a little extra cinnamon.
Bake for 15 minutes and serve hot.

This recipe is suitable for the Fast Metabolism Diet – FMD Phase 1. With these amounts, you get 2 servings of grains and 2 servings of fruit for <20 pounds.

Notes

*In this recipe, oat milk count as a condiment - WARNING FOR CELIAC: always check that the products that you use are certified without gluten, for who has doubts in this respect can be informed in the following link: http://bit.ly/GlutenFreeSymbol

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Quinoa with strawberries: a perfect breakfast

Eloisa Faltoni — Tue, 05 Sep 2017 13:25:40 +0000

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day and, indeed, having breakfast in the first half hour after awaking brings many benefits. The problem is that many times our lives do not allow us to take a few minutes to prepare breakfast in the morning. For this reason today I propose this super simple recipe, which is prepared the night before.

It is a simple but delicious breakfast that provides all the energy we need to face the day, quinoa with strawberries. It is a gluten-free, vegan breakfast that will surprise you by its orginality.

You can read the homemade oat milk recipe here.

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Quinoa with strawberries

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Phase 1 Serves: 1 Prep Time: 5 min. Cooking Time: 15 min.

Ingredients

1 cup of cooked quinoa
3/4 cup of oat milk
2 tablespoon of Birch xylitol
1 1/2 cups fresh strawberries
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 spoon of ground cloves
Orange zest

Instructions

Rinse several times the quinoa and then cook it according to the indications of its packaging
Wash the strawberries well and cut them into pieces
In a casserole, put the oat milk, xylitol, grated orange zest and spices, and heat a few minutes, without it boiling
In a bowl, mix the quinoa with the strawberries and add the warm milk
Remove several times and let stand in the refrigerator at least 3 hours or overnight
Before serving sprinkle with a little more cinnamon.

This recipe is suitable for the Fast Metabolism Diet – FMD Phase1. With these quantities, you get 1 full breakfast for >20 pounds.

Notes

WARNING FOR CELIAC: always check that the products that you use are certified without gluten, for who has doubts in this respect can be informed in the following link: http://bit.ly/GlutenFreeSymbol

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Round zucchini filled with quinoa and lentils

Eloisa Faltoni — Mon, 15 May 2017 13:29:02 +0000

Quinoa is a pseudocereal originating in Bolivia and Peru; It has been used for centuries, although it has only recently become so popular. Its shape and consistency are perfect for replace of rice or couscous.

The recipe I propose today is very simple and easy to prepare; it is a good choice for the days that we have guests because it can be prepared quickly and its presentation is very original.

Round zucchini filled with quinoa and lentils

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Phase 1 · Phase 3 Serves: 4 Prep Time: 15 min. Cooking Time: 50 min.

Ingredients

8 round zucchini
4 cups of cooked quinoa
2 cups of cooked lentils
2 cups of mushrooms
1 onion
2 cups of fresh spinach
2 cups of cherry tomato
1 cup vegetable stock
Thyme
Sal

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 190º C (370º F)
Wash the zucchini and cut the top (The result should be like a small lid)
Extract the pulp from the zucchini with a spoon until they are empty (careful not to break them)
Wash and cut others vegetables (even zucchini pulp); put them in a pan with 3/4 cups of stock and let cook over medium heat for 10 minutes
When the vegetables are cooked, add the quinoa, the lentils, and the remaining stock
Add salt and thyme, set cook a few minutes
Fill the zucchini with the quinoa and cover them with the upper section of the zucchini themselves
Place the zucchini on a baking sheet covered with aluminum foil
Bake for 50 minutes

This recipe is compatible with the Fast Metabolism Diet – FMD Phase 1 and Phase 3.

Phase 1: Whit these quantities, get 4 dinners for <20 pounds. If you want to eat this dish for lunch, remember to integrate with phase fruit.
Phase 3: In this phase, you have to use only half the quinoa (2 cups instead of 4), and you can add more vegetables. With these modified quantities, get 4 dinners for <20 pounds, remember to integrate with healthy fats.

Notes

WARNING FOR CELIAC: always check that the products that you use are certified without gluten, for who has doubts in this respect can be informed in the following link: http://bit.ly/GlutenFreeSymbol

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