Cafes and restaurants are certainly getting creative with quinoa - and there’s no better time than now.
Cafes and restaurants are certainly getting creative with quinoa - and there’s no better time than now.
If you’re a health nut, you would probably know of the multiple benefits of quinoa (pronounced “keen-wah”) and already swopped out your white rice meals for this super-grain.
It’s full of protein and is gluten-free, low in calories and fat, prevents diabetes and hypertension, and can slow down the ageingprocess. It is also high in fibre, magnesium, iron, potassium, calcium and vitamins B and E.
The best part is: Quinoa can also taste incredibly delicious. When chefs take this nutritious grain and turn it into a burger or salad, or cook it with ingredients like you would rice, it becomes a fragrant and crunchytreat. Here are five dishes in Singapore that will turn you into a quinoa addict in no time.
1 QUINOA AND SPINACH HASH BROWN BURGER, $20
AFTERGLOW BY ANGLOW
24 Keong Saik Road, tel: 6224-8921.
Here’s food you can scarf down guilt-free. This romaine lettuce burger is packed with quinoa, spinach, goat’s cheese, rolled oats, egg and macadamia cheese sauce, and plated with a side of sweet potato wedges and coleslaw.
2 DATE, QUINOA AND COCONUT BIRCHER MUESLI, $15
TANJONG BEACH CLUB 120
Tanjong Beach Walk, tel: 9750-5323.
Beach food doesn’t always have to be associated with burgers and fries. Pop over to Tanjong Beach Club on the weekend for its healthy date, quinoa and coconut bircher muesli – served with raspberry and banana jam, almond and pecan clusters. Your bikini body will thank you for it.