I decided to make a dish using quinoa to see if it was worth the hype in taste as well as it being beneficial to your health. I looked up recipes on good ol' Google and found one which involved stuffed peppers. It sounded yummy enough so I popped to the shops to get my bits.
Do you know how much a measly 500g bag of dried quinoa cost me? £3.28!
That, my friends is a rip-off!
I swallowed my cheapness and bought the stuff anyway and made it for my lunch the next day. Using my favourite cheese substitute, my last pepper and an organic stock cube I cooked up a treat which, despite slicing a chunk out of my finger and slightly charring the top of the cheese, tasted really nice. I cooked these for work so they had cooled for about 5 hours and left in a sealed container before use. They served as a filling, snack-like tea that kept me feeling full for my shift.
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| Quinoa stuffed peppers with grated Violife |
I don't think I'd buy quinoa again despite the superfood status. With how many grains, cereals and pastas I consume in my diet I don't think I could afford to eat it regularly. Though this bag of quinoa is still over half-full and I've cooked maybe 4 meals out of it, I think I'd buy this as a treat. It's very similar to couscous in how it cooks and couscous also has a decent amount of fibre and protein but isn't gluten free.
I think if you have a gluten-intolerance such as coeliac disease it's worth the splurge, but if you don't then it's not worth its price tag, especially when accompanying vegetables and fruits contain a lot of vitamins and minerals essential for everyday health.
I have to say though, quinoa is yummy!
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