Quinoa porridge with blackberry compote

Author: HFG staff

Photographer: HFG staff

This gluten-free quinoa porridge recipe is bursting with blackberry flavour.

Serves: 2

Time to make: 15 mins

Hands-on time: 5 mins

Ingredients

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1/2 cup quinoa
1 ¼ cups almond milk
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
2/3 cup blackberries
2 tablespoons runny honey
zest and juice ½ lemon
1 apple
2 tablespoons low-fat plain yoghurt
1 tablespoon goji berries

Instructions

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1 Rinse the quinoa in a sieve. Put it in a pan with the almond milk, cinnamon and vanilla extract, then bring to the boil. Turn down the heat and let it cook for 15 min.

2 While it’s cooking, put the blackberries, honey, half the lemon zest and all the juice in a small pan. Bring to the boil, then simmer for 10 min, breaking down the blackberries with the back of the spoon to form a compote.

3 Just before everything is ready, julienne or cut the apple into thin slivers.

Serving suggestion

Serve the porridge with the compote, apple, yoghurt, goji berries and remaining lemon zest.

Nutrition Info (per serve)

Calories 301 cal

Kilojoules 1260 kJ

Protein 10 g

Total fat 4.3 g

Saturated fat 0.6 g

Carbohydrates 58.1 g

Sugar 37.3 g

Dietary fibre 9.8 g

Sodium 158 mg

Calcium 308 mg

Iron 3.7 mg

Note: This nutrition analysis is a guide only. Nutrition composition will vary depending on the exact ingredients used. See our guides on your optimal daily nutrition intake, and supermarket shopping.