Tropical Breakfast Quinoa

Ingredients

• Quinoa

  Uncooked

  ⅔ cup or 113g

• Water

  Plain, clean water

  1 cup or 237g

• Reduced fat milk

  Fluid, 2% milkfat, with added vitamin a and vitamin d

  ½ cup or 122g

• Brown sugar

  1 tbsp or 9g

• Vanilla extract

  1 tsp or 4g

• Ginger

  Spices, ground

  ½ tsp or 0.9g

• Cinnamon

  Spices, ground

  ½ tsp or 1g

• Strawberries

  Frozen, unsweetened

  ½ cup, unthawed or 75g

• Coconut meat

  Nuts, dried (desiccated), sweetened, flaked, packaged

  1 oz or 28g

• Pineapple

  Raw, all varieties

  ½ cup, chunks or 83g

• Flaxseed

  Seeds

  2 tbsp, ground or 14g

• Pistachio nuts

  Nuts, raw

  2 tbsp or 15g

Directions

1. Combine quinoa, water, milk, brown sugar, vanilla, ginger, and cinnamon in a medium saucepan. Cover and bring to a boil over medium-high heat.
2. Once boiling, remove the lid and reduce heat to medium-low to maintain a simmer. Cook for 8 minutes.
3. Add the frozen strawberries and cook for an additional 2 minutes.
4. Remove from heat and stir in coconut flakes, pineapple, and ground flax seeds. Serve in bowls and top with pistachios.