How to Properly Clean and Toast Quinoa Recipe - Food.com (2024)

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Submitted by Chef Joey Z.

"I decided to toast my Quinoa today and will go through this step by step as to how I did it so it came out nice and golden. I always make a few extra cups of Quinoa because I know I will want more. It takes time to do this right, but it is worth the effort in the long run."

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Ready In:
25mins

Ingredients:
2
Yields:

1 cup

Serves:
4

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ingredients

  • 1 cup quinoa
  • water (for cleaning)

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directions

  • Each grain of quinoa (unless pre-washed) is covered in a soapy substance called saponin. It tastes bitter and will affect the taste of your quinoa if you don't remove it.
  • TO REMOVE THE SAPONIN:

  • First measure the quinoa and put it into a large bowl. Fill it with clean water. Let is soak for a little while. Then, using a wire whisk swish the quinoa around until you see a soapy residue come out of the quinoa. You might have to do this for a few minutes to get all the saponin off.
  • Once the soapy residue is off strain the quinoa in a fine mesh sieve then rinse the quinoa with fresh water and set aside.
  • Now get a big heavy saute pan (I used a 12" stainless steel pan) and heat it up on medium low. Put one cup of the wet quinoa into the saute pan (anymore and it will be over crowded). Using your wire whisk start moving the quinoa around the pan.
  • Once it gets hot, the water is absorbed and the quinoa starts popping you know it's finally drying out. Keep swishing it around with the whisk until the grains of quinoa start to brown. You will see it transform before your eyes and it will smell nutty.
  • When it's sufficiently done, remove from the pan and place in a bowl to cool.
  • Store it in a jar in the fridge so it will last a while. When ever you want some just go get it.
  • It pays to do 3-4 cups at a time so you have some on hand.
  • Bon Appetit!

Questions & Replies

How to Properly Clean and Toast Quinoa Recipe - Food.com (13)

  1. How long can you keep the toasted quinoa in your refrigerator?

    kalnich

  2. After you toast it do you still have to boil it to add it to recipes, or is it ready to go.

    Pat L.

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Reviews

  1. I'm a new convert to quinoa and I stumbled across this method of toasting the grains. I've tried quinoa both ways but toasty is best! It's a bit of extra work, but I do three or four cups at a time and store the toasted grains, once cooled, in the fridge, as suggested. I have passed this suggestion/recipe on to my quinoa-loving friends. This is great! Thank you.

    Sophiecdog

  2. This is just perfect. It really improves the taste of the quinoa; when I first cooked with quinoa I thought I did something wrong until a friend told me I wasn't rinsing it properly. Did this for a few cups of quinoa I bought in bulk; put the nice toasty ones in a jar to save time in the future. These steps worked out just perfect, thanks for posting.

    the80srule

  3. I bought some quinoa, and cooked it according to the package directions. Meh -- I didn't think it was anything special. But i recently purchased a spinach salad kit, which included a packet of toasted quinoa. It did not resemble the cooked variety at all, I could eat quinoa like that all the time! I found your directions for preparing toasted quinoa with a simple internet search, and I'm so grateful! Thank you.

    Wendy E.

  4. Method worked like a charm. I toasted my quinoa prior to using it in protein bars. Made the bars so much better! Highly recommend toasting!

    Pasharain

  5. So glad to find this recipe! I just bought several lbs of qyinoa, and wanted to make quinoa flour. Then I learned it needs to be toasted before it is ground. Alternatively, you can melt chocolate (I use extremely dark chocolate) and stir in toasted quinoa. Pour into parchment lined pan, let it set, and you have something similar to a Nestle Crunch bar. Yummy!

    jansjones

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