Gently toss fruit and
kaniwa in a large bowl.
Not exact matches
While quinoa softens when cooked, and its fluffy texture makes it ideal for replacing rice
in many recipes,
kaniwa doesn't puff up after cooking, but retains its size and texture.
The tiny
kaniwa seeds, the bursts of pomegranate arils that pop
in your mouth, the plump sweet corn kernels, and toasty pumpkin seeds give it an incredible texture, and a cheerful look, that deserves a spot on your holiday table for sure.
But you can use
kaniwa interchangeably with quinoa
in recipes.
In a bowl, mix the
kaniwa seeds, chopped zucchini, asparagus and peas.
In fact, the first time I saw
kaniwa at the bulk section of my local Sprouts store, I thought it was a variety of tiny red quinoa, and they misspelled the name.
Place
kaniwa, with 1/2 cup water
in a pot, with a pinch of salt, and bring to a boil.
I mostly eat savoury cooked breakfasts due to my kind of weakdigestive system so if you have some ideas for that I would love to see them
in a video And if you're interested: I mostly eat some kind of stew - like porridge from brown rice, millet or buckwheat (sometimes miked with tiny seeds like amaranth or
kaniwa) with carrots and radish, which I cook separately or with the grains.
thanks so much for the information, also read info on
kaniwa's nutrition & makeup... I bought mine
in bulk form at Sprouts Market, Westminster Co
Amaranth, which is richer
in calcium and protein than quinoa, and
kaniwa, which contains more fibre and iron than amaranth, could eventually join other ancient Andean grains
in meeting the same fate as quinoa.
Flavonoids and other phenolic compounds
in Andean indigenous grains: Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa),
kaniwa (Chenopodium pallidicaule) and kiwichi (Amaranthus caudatus).