C – I love quinoa …
But, there’s one thing that I miss about eating white rice that quinoa doesn’t have. Quinoa is missing a good smell. I grew up on jasmine white rice and love it. These days, white rice is a no-no. My favorite thing about the rice was the smell.
I love the smell of fresh steamed Jasmine wafting through the air. It’s amazing and it always makes me hungry.
Quinoa has a unique smell … just not as appealing. I needed to figure out how to infuse the quinoa with Jasmine.
I really didn’t like the idea of putting Jasmine flowers into my quinoa. I also didn’t know where to get Jasmine flowers.
The only thing I had in the house that was edible and had Jasmine in it was my Jasmine tea.
I gave it a shot and it worked. The Jasmine aroma filled the kitchen. Oh my goodness, it smelled so good.
Interestingly, there isn’t much of a difference in taste to the quinoa. I am glad that there wasn’t too much of a change. I wouldn’t want my breakfast quinoa tasting like flowers. This was perfect.
| Tea Week 2015: Jasmine-Tea-Infused Quinoa Breakfast |
- 1 cup Quinoa
- 1½ cups water
- 1 Tbsp Jasmine tea of your choice (we used a Jasmine black tea), in a tea bag
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- 1 Tbsp grapeseed oil
- 2 eggs
- Hot sauce, optional
- 1 green onion, green parts only, finely chopped
- Place quinoa, water, salt and the Jasmine tea bag into a sauce pot.
- Bring to a boil and reduce heat down to low. Cover and cook for 15 minutes or until all the water as evaporated. Turn off the heat and let sit for 5 minutes.
- Remove the tea bag from the pot.
- Using a spoon, fluff the quinoa.
- Serve with a fried egg.
- Garnish with green onions, hot sauce and pepper.
- Serve.
- Enjoy!
This quinoa infused with Jasmine tea is a great way to start tea week.
Hope you enjoy it!