Creamy Quinoa With Blueberries (vegan)

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1 cup quinoa, well washed in a fine mesh strainer
• 2 cups water
• 1 cup coconut milk (can substitute dairy milk or other non-dairy option)
• 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom
• 1 dash salt
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract (my addition but optional)
• 1 1/2 cups fresh blueberries or 1 1/2 cups frozen blueberries
• 2 -3 tablespoons hemp seeds (chia, flax or other seeds can replace)
• 1/4 cup chopped toasted pecans

Recipe

• 1 combine quinoa and water in a medium saucepan; bring to a boil. reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 12–15 minutes. i cooked the quinoa a solid 15 minutes then set aside for 5 minutes. spoon into bowls and use the same pan to warm the coconut milk.
• 2 in the same pan you cooked the quinoa, warm the coconut milk, cinnamon, cardamom and dash of salt. remove from heat and if using, stir in the vanilla extract.
• 3 pour the coconut milk around the edges of the quinoa. top with the blueberries (or other berry of choice), hemp seeds and toasted pecans.