Forums: April 2012 Kickstart Forum: Washing Quinoa?
Created on: 06/16/12 04:01 PM Views: 833 Replies: 4
deborahjm Joined: 09/06/11 Posts: 163	Washing Quinoa? Posted Saturday, June 16, 2012 at 4:01 PM Recently bought quinoa from a bulk food section of the grocery store. Must have purchased it packaged before or prior recipes didn't mention washing but the recipe I made said to "wash and dry" the quinoa. The strainers I have weren't fine enough for quinoa and I went ahead and made the recipe, which was good. I read that bulk quinoa needs to be washed - in hindsight, maybe I could have put a coffee filter in the strainer. If you wash quinoa, how do you do it? "And dry?" Deborah
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chickadee Joined: 01/12/11 Location: North Eastern Ontario, Canada Posts: 53	RE: Washing Quinoa? Posted Saturday, June 16, 2012 at 5:39 PM I believe quinoa has a bitter outer shell and this is the reason to wash it, I've never dried it. I have a fine strainer that put the quinoa in and run it for several minutes under the tap. I do not dry it though.
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Wild4Stars Joined: 12/27/09 Location: Florida Posts: 832	RE: Washing Quinoa? Posted Saturday, June 16, 2012 at 6:46 PM When I buy bulk quinoa I wash it, but I don't dry it. Maybe if I weren't going to cook it right away, but I'm going to put it in water to cook, what's the point of drying it? I have a metal mesh strainer and rinse it well. Vikki ~ Wild4Stars@gmail.com
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Susan Levin Joined: 12/26/09 Posts: 1192	RE: Washing Quinoa? Posted Sunday, June 17, 2012 at 12:34 PM There is a "coating" on quinoa called saponin that some people find bitter. I personally cannot taste it. However, I often wash my bulk foods anyway including beans, rice, etc., and I do quinoa the same way - by swishing the pieces around in a pot and straining through a non-airtight lid. I lose a few in the process, but it's easy. Susan Levin, MS, RD PCRM Director of Nutrition Education
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deborahjm Joined: 09/06/11 Posts: 163	RE: Washing Quinoa? Posted Monday, June 18, 2012 at 8:47 PM Thanks for the replies! The recipe was for pilaf and it said to toast the quinoa in a pan when you add spices. I guess that's why it said "wash and dry." I'll rinse it next time. I didn't find it bitter either, Susan. Deborah
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