QUINOA ❤
Quinoa or quinua is a native to the Andres mountains of Bolivia, Chile , and Peru. This crop has been called 41 vegetable caviar or Inca rice, and has been eaten continuously for 5000 years by people who live on the mountain plateaus and in the valleys of Peru ,bolivia, Ecuador, and Chile. Quinoa means "mother grain" in the Inca language. This crop was a staple food of the Inca people and remains an important food crop for their descendants, the Quechua and Aymara peoples who live in rural region
This annual species in the goosefoot family and is related to the weed ,common lambsquarter, canahula, and wormseed. Possible hybrids between quinoa and common lambsquarter have been observed in Colorado .quinoa is also in the same botanical family as sugar beet, table beet, and spinach, and it susceptible to many of the same insect and desease problems as these crops. Quinoa is sometimes referred to as a "pseudocereal" because it is a broadleaf non-legume that is grown for grain unlike most cereal grains Which are grassy plants .it is similar in this respect to the pseudocereal buckwheat and amaranth.
Quinoa is a highly nutritious food. The nutritional quality of this crop has been compared to that of dried whole milk by the food and Agriculture Organization FAO of the United nation. The protein quality and quantity in quinoa seed ID often superior to those of more common cereal grains. Quinoa is higher in lysine that wheat, and the amino acid content of quinoa seed is considered well-balanced for human and animal nutrition, similar to that of casein.
Quinoa is used to make flour, soup, breakfast cereal, and alcohol. Most quinoa sold in the United States has been sold as whole grain that is cooked separately as rice or in combination dishes such as pilaf. Quinoa flour works well as starch extender when combined with wheat flour or grain ,or corn meal ,in making biscuits,bread, and processed food.
Seed coast are usually covered with bitter saponin compound that must be removed before human consumption. Saponins may also be toxic to fish. Deresination doesn't affect the mineral content of the seed. The marketable seed is usually white in color. The leaves are frequently eaten as a leafy vegetable, like spinach. Seed imported from growers in South America is sold in the United States in healthy food stores and gourmet food shop at high prices.
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Quinoa grain has a lower sodium content and is higher in calcium, Phosphorus, magnesium, potassium, iron,copper, manganese, and sink than wheat, barely or corn. The determination of the mineal content from Colorado quinoa trials showed a similar relationship, but differences from other grains were less
Quinoa cooks right in the soup without soaking up too much liquid. If you'd like to change to a heartier grain like farro or barley , cook it separately , and stir in during the last 5 minutes of simmering to reheat . Use any combination of delicate green vegetables ,such as snow peas , spinach , frozen green peas ,or edamame. Stir in a couple of teaspoons of fresh lemon juice for an extra dose of brightness just before serving .
The recipe for today is : Lemon and dill quinoa chicken soup
The ingredients :
1 Tbsp olive oil
1/2 Cup chopped yellow onion
1/2 Tsp kosher salt
1/2 Tsp black pepper
4 garlic cloves sliced
5 Cups unsalted chicken stock
1 Cup of diced red potatoes
1/4 Cup uncooked quinoa
4 oz skinless boneless rotisserie chicken breast, shredded
1 Cup diagonally cut sugar snap peas
1/2 Cup chopped tomato
3 Tbsp chopped fresh dill
1 Tsp grated lemon rind .
Heat a large saucepan over mefium . Add oil to pan ,swirl to coat .Add onion ,salt pepper and garlic to pan ,saute for 5 minutes or until onion is tender . Add stock potatoes and quinoa and bring to a simmet .cook for 20 minutes or until potatoes are tender and quinoa is done . Stir in chicken and sugar snap peas , cook for 5 minutes . Stir in tomato , dill and lemon rind .
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