Blueberry Lemon Breakfast Quinoa

Blueberry Lemon Breakfast Quinoa

from allrecipes.com
Breakfast
30 min
2 servings
538 kcal / serving

Sweet blueberries and tart lemon are well paired in this breakfast quinoa. It's a warm cereal alternative to oatmeal, sprinkled with cinnamon or nutmeg.

Ingredients

  • 1 cupquinoa
  • 2 cupsnonfat milk
  • 1 pinchsalt
  • 3 tablespoonsmaple syrup
  • ½lemon, zested
  • 1 cupblueberries
  • 2 teaspoonsflax seed

Directions

  1. 1

    Rinse quinoa with cold water in a fine-mesh strainer to remove bitterness until water runs clear and is no longer frothy.

  2. 2

    Heat milk in a saucepan over medium heat until warm, 2 to 3 minutes. Stir quinoa and salt into milk; simmer over medium-low heat until most liquid has been absorbed, about 20 minutes. Remove saucepan from heat. Stir maple syrup and lemon zest into quinoa mixture. Gently fold in blueberries.

  3. 3

    Divide quinoa mixture between 2 bowls; top each with 1 teaspoon flax seed to serve.