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How to cook perfect Quinoa in Instant Pot

How to cook perfect Quinoa in Instant Pot


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  • Author: Soniya Saluja
  • Total Time: 12 minutes

Description

Learn how to make perfect, fluffy quinoa recipe - It's fast, flavorful, and easily made in advance for speedy lunches and sides for work, school, or home! Serve it warm or cold. Sprinkle quinoa onto salads, serve as a side dish, fold in chopped veggies, seeds, beans or nuts or even make 'breakfast quinoa' in place of oatmeal. Use in tacos, veggie burgers and so much more.


Ingredients

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  • 1 tsp Coconut oil / any of your choice / For plant based you can skip oil
  • 2 cups quinoa (rinsed in a fine-mesh sieve)
  • 2 -1/2 cups Water or Vegetable stock

Instructions

  1. Put the quinoa in a fine-mesh strainer and rinse under running water for a few minutes.
  2. Press Saute when HOT add in the coconut oil , water and Rinsed Quinoa.
  3. Cover and secure the lid. Make sure the valve is set to “sealing.” Set the manual/pressure cook button to 1 minute on high pressure.
  4. When time is up, open the pressure cooker with the Natural pressure release approximately 10 min.
  5. Open the lid.
  6. Fluff quinoa with a fork and serve.
  • Prep Time: 1 minute
  • Additional Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 1 minute