Recipes

Cooking Tips

Gourmet recipes and useful tips to allow you to enjoy quinoa in the most creative, innovative, and delicious way

• Rinse quinoa in cold water and drain thoroughly twice before cooking.
• Don’t add salt to quinoa until it has cooked fully (the grain will not open completely if you do so).
• Quinoa is done when soft and translucent. A tiny white spiral will be visible.
• For added flavor, try cooking with unsalted vegetable or chicken stock instead of water.
• For a delicious nutty taste, try toasting quinoa before cooking. To toast, place quinoa in a non-stick saucepan with or without a small amount of oil. Heat to medium and stir constantly until golden brown in color (quinoa will pop while toasting).
• All recipes can be made using Golden, Red, or Tricolor quinoa. If cooking with Red or Tricolor Royal Quinoa®, soak in water for several hours prior to rinsing. This will soften the grain and allow you to enjoy a more buttery, tender quinoa dish.

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Main & Side Dishes

Gourmet recipes and useful tips to allow you to enjoy quinoa in the most creative, innovative and delicious way

LA YAPA ROYAL QUINOA® RISOTTO

Prep time: 20 minutes, Cook time: 25 minutes, Serves 6

Ingredients
4 cups unsalted vegetable stock, or 2 cups vegetable broth and 2 cups
water
8 Tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil
5 cloves garlic, chopped
4 bell peppers (any color), cut into 1/4-inch slices
3/4 cup dry white wine
1 medium onion, chopped
2 cups mushrooms
2 cups rinsed La Yapa Royal Quinoa®
1 can coconut milk (drain water, use only cream)
2 Tbsp. almonds, toasted
2 Tbsp. cilantro
1 red chili pepper, chopped, or 1/4 tsp. red pepper flakes
1/4 tsp. salt, plus more to taste
Fresh ground pepper to taste

Preparation
Heat stock (or broth and water) in small saucepan while preparing other ingredients.

Heat 2 Tbsp. oil in large saucepan. Add 4 cloves garlic. Cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add bell peppers and sauté for about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Increase heat and add 1/4 cup wine, stirring until wine disappears. Remove from heat.

While peppers are cooking, heat 5 Tbsp. oil in large saucepan. Add onion and mushrooms, and cook until translucent. Add rinsed quinoa, stirring to coat quinoa in oil. Add 1/2 cup wine, stirring constantly, until wine is absorbed. Add 1/2 cup stock, continue to stir until all stock is absorbed. Add another 1/2 cup and continue stirring until absorbed. Cook in this manner until quinoa is done. Add cream of coconut.

Combine peppers (with their leftover juices), toasted almonds, remaining garlic and oil, cilantro, red chili pepper, and 1/4 tsp. salt in blender, and mix until even throughout. Stir pepper mixture into quinoa. Add salt, and ground pepper to taste. Serve and enjoy.

LA YAPA ROYAL QUINOA® CREAMY MUSHROOM

Prep time: 20 minutes, Cook time: 20 minutes, Serves 6

Ingredients
2 cups rinsed La Yapa Royal Quinoa®
4 cups unsalted chicken or veg. stock
4 Tbsp. olive oil
1 lb. Portobello mushrooms, chopped (remove stems)
1 Tbsp. fresh thyme
1/4 cup dry red wine
1 tsp. salt, plus more to taste
1 cup gorgonzola cheese, crumbled
1 cup heavy cream
Freshly ground pepper to taste

Preparation
Cook rinsed quinoa in stock, covered, for 20 minutes. While quinoa cooks, sauté mushrooms in olive oil until browned. Add thyme and wine, and cook until wine is absorbed, stirring constantly. Remove from heat, add salt to taste, and set aside until quinoa is ready.

Warm cheese and cream in a small saucepan over low heat until cheese is completely melted. Keep the mixture warm, but do not bring it to a boil. Stir occasionally.

When quinoa is ready, fluff it with a fork, stir in mushrooms and cheese-and-cream mixture. Add salt and pepper to taste. Serve and enjoy.

LA YAPA ROYAL QUINOA® PEANUT STEW

Prep time: 20 minutes, Cook time: 30 minutes, Serves 6

Ingredients
2 Tbsp. peanut oil
3 medium onions, chopped
2 bell peppers, chopped into 1/2-inch pieces
2 sweet potatoes, chopped into 1/2-inch pieces
8 cloves garlic, peeled
2 tsp. ginger, finely chopped
1 cayenne pepper, chopped, or 1 Tbsp. red pepper flakes
2 cups canned crushed tomatoes
6 cups unsalted chicken or veg. stock
2 cups rinsed La Yapa Royal Quinoa®
3/4 cup chunky peanut butter
Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
1 cup scallions, chopped
2 Tbsp. lime juice

Preparation
Heat oil and add onion, bell peppers, sweet potatoes, garlic, and ginger. Sauté about 8 minutes or until onions begin to brown, stirring occasionally. Stir in cayenne pepper. Cook for 2-3 minutes. Add tomatoes, stir to coat, and add stock and quinoa. Bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer, cover, and allow to cook 20 minutes, until germ ring has separated from quinoa and stew has thickened.

Stir in peanut butter and remove from heat. Add salt and pepper to taste. Ladle into bowls and garnish with scallions and lime juice. Serve and enjoy.

LA YAPA ROYAL QUINOA® PAELLA

Prep time: 15 minutes, Cook time: 60 minutes, Serves 6

Ingredients
1 onion, chopped
2 minced garlic cloves (1 tsp. minced garlic)
1/4 cup olive oil
1 ½ cups rinsed
La Yapa Royal Quinoa®
1/4 tsp. saffron
2 cups chicken, cut in 1-2 inch pieces
1/2 lb. chorizo or other sausage, cut in 1-2 inch pieces 4 oz. black olives
1 cup peas
3 cups unsalted veg. or chicken broth
2 sweet red peppers, sliced in long strips
6 large raw shrimp (or more), in shell
12 scrubbed clams, in shell
salt and pepper, to taste

Preparation
Preheat oven to 350º. In a medium-sized pan, sauté onion and garlic in half the olive oil until golden. Add rinsed quinoa and saffron and continue to sauté, stirring frequently.

In a separate pan, sauté chicken and sausage in remaining olive oil until brown.

In a large casserole dish, mix together chicken, sausage, olives, peas, broth, and quinoa mixture. Cover and bake for 45 minutes or until liquid is absorbed. Add sweet red peppers, shrimp, and clams. Add salt and pepper, if desired. Cover and bake for 10 additional minutes. Serve and enjoy.

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Salads

Gourmet recipes and useful tips to allow you to enjoy quinoa in the most creative, innovative and delicious way

LA YAPA ROYAL QUINOA® WARM SALAD

Prep time: 25 minutes, Cook time: 20 minutes, Serves 6

Ingredients
1/2 cup raisins
1/2 cup almonds, toasted
4 cups water
2 cups rinsed La Yapa Royal Quinoa®
6 Tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil
1 red onion, chopped
6 cloves garlic, minced
2 sprigs rosemary, minced (leaves only)
2 bunches fresh spinach, washed
1 Tbsp. red wine vinegar
Juice from 1 lemon
Salt to taste
Freshly ground pepper to taste

Preparation
Soak raisins in a bowl of water for 20 minutes. Toast almonds until golden. Cook rinsed quinoa in 4 cups water, covered, for 20 minutes.

While quinoa cooks, heat 4 Tbsp. oil in medium-sized saucepan. Add red onion and sauté about 5 minutes, or until soft. Drain raisins and add to onions, along with garlic, rosemary, and almonds. Cook 1 minute. Remove from heat.

When quinoa is done, place half of spinach in the bottom of a large bowl. Fluff quinoa with a fork, and add to bowl. Add raisin-onion mixture along with red wine vinegar, remaining oil, lemon juice, and salt and pepper to taste. Add remaining spinach and mix. Serve and enjoy.

LA YAPA ROYAL QUINOA® WALDORF SALAD

Prep time: 15 minutes, Cook time: 15 minutes, Serves 4

Ingredients
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup apple juice
1/4 tsp. cinnamon
1/8 tsp. cloves
1/2 cup rinsed La Yapa
Royal Quinoa®
1 large Red Delicious apple, cored and chopped
2 tsp. lemon juice
1/2 cup raisins
1 cup celery, chopped
1/2 cup plain yogurt
walnuts or pecans, chopped

Preparation
Bring water, apple juice, cinnamon, and cloves to a boil in a medium-sized saucepan. Keep covered. Add rinsed quinoa, return to a boil and simmer for 15 minutes. Remove from heat and cool. When quinoa has cooled, mix it with apple, lemon juice, raisins, celery, and yogurt. Sprinkle with choice of nuts and serve.

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Desserts

Gourmet recipes and useful tips to allow you to enjoy quinoa in the most creative, innovative, and delicious way

LA YAPA ROYAL QUINOA® CHOCOLATE CAKE

Prep time: 15 minutes, Cook time: 30 minutes, Serves 8-10

Ingredients
1 cup rinsed La Yapa Royal Quinoa®
3 eggs
2/3 cup sugar
(can sub. apple sauce for sugar)
1/2 cup salted butter
4 oz. dark chocolate
1 ½ cups flour
(can sub. wheat-free flour)
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. ground cardamom
powdered sugar

Preparation
Preheat oven to 350º. Rinse and cook quinoa until done. Whip eggs and sugar for 2 minutes. Melt butter and chocolate and add to eggs and sugar. Add cooked quinoa, and stir well. Stir in flour, baking powder and cardamom until all ingredients are blended together. Pour into greased baking pan. Bake for 25-30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the cake's center comes out clean. Remove from oven and allow to cool. For added flair, sift powdered sugar onto cake.

Breakfast

Gourmet recipes and useful tips to allow you to enjoy quinoa in the most creative, innovative, and delicious way

LA YAPA ROYAL QUINOA® BREAKFAST CEREAL

Prep time: 10 minutes, Cook time: 10 minutes, Serves 5

Ingredients
1 cup rinsed La Yapa Royal Quinoa®
2 cups water
1/2 cup apples, thinly sliced
1/3 cup raisins
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 cup almonds
your choice of milk or cream
your choice of sweetener

Preparation
Place rinsed quinoa and water in medium saucepan, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes. Add apples, raisins, cinnamon, and almonds. Continue to simmer until water is absorbed. Serve with milk and sweetener.

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