Ladies and germs, I proudly present one of my all-time favorite vegan staples—quinoa (pronounced "keen-wah"). It's a grain-like seed that is not only fun to say (weeeeeee!) and nutritionally dense (it's packed with protein, fiber, iron, phosphorus and magnesium), but it's also muy delicioso and extremely versatile.
I like to swap it our for rice when I cook, but it also makes a wonderful addition to salads, soups, stews, pastas, stir frys, desserts, breakfast dishes, you name it!
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You can find quinoa at most health food stores (like Trader Joe's and Whole Foods) and some local grocery stores, but if you live out in the boondocks, you can always order quinoa online. 
I highly recommend you try some today—it's "keen-wah"nderful! Love quinoa as much as I do? Holla at me in the comments below (and feel free to share recipes)! xx
Just keepin' it real,
YUM!! Looks delish!
Is Quinoa similiar to couscous?
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Yes, I LOVE quinoa. Best stuff ever, and I love this recipe: http://www.cuisine.com.au/recipe/Japanese-quinoa-salad To make it vegan just boil in veggie stock and leave out the honey
I love quinoa! A great way to make a southwest quinoa salald is to add chopped tomato, cilantro, and green onion and drizzle with lime juice and olive oil. Add some chopped jalapeno if you like heat.
Just felt like sharing if u cook quinoa in vegi broth instead of water its super amazingly delish! I accidently tried to make quinoa soup with only a wee bit of broth, and it came out as just very flavorful and moist qunioa!
My science teacher actually printed out some articles about quinoa for me and my veg friend one tiimme and he said he really liked it so I tried it and it was amazziiiinnngggg