Spicy Quinoa with Chia Seeds!

          I came up with this little concoction out of bare necessity. I had recently taken a trip out of town and organic veggies and other items were just not in the budget for the week. So I cooked some quinoa in the rice cooker and added a little sesame oil, spicy red pepper paste (a staple of the Korean diet) and chia seeds. I ended up with a pleasantly surprising tasty little dish and not to mention quite healthy. It doesn't sound like much and well actually it isn't. But I just want to remind you that there's nothing wrong with a little creativity and fearlessness.

          Yes, you can cook quinoa in the rice cooker and it turns out fine. I've actually never cooked them any other way to be honest because it's just easy and convenient for me. It's your call. It can actually make a great substitute for rice in my opinion. But perhaps only for the hardcore health nuts. For those indifferent foodies out there, you might not agree that it can work for all rice dishes. Either side of the coin, there's no denying that quinoa is a great grain to eat in our diet.

          The only labor required here is putting 2 parts water and 1 part quinoa in a rice cooker (Here's a nice one: Oster 10-Cup Rice Cooker (Google Affiliate Ad) and pushing start. Once the True Roots 29580 Organic Quinoa - 3 x 12 oz. (Google Affiliate Ad) is cooked,

1.                  Scoop about a 1.5c to 2c in a Two-Tone Bamboo Serverware         Individual  Bowl (Google Affiliate Ad), 
2.                  Drizzle about a TBSP of Toasted Sesame Oil (Google Affiliate Ad),
3.                  Dollop about a tsp of red pepper paste (do to taste)
4.                  Mix well. 
5.                  Enjoy and reflect on how healthy you are eating! 

            Chia seeds Health from the Sun Raw Chia Seed 9.5 oz. 223279 (Google Affiliate Ad) and/or flax seeds Spectrum Eseentials 40524 Organic Dry Roasted Flax Seed (Google Affiliate Ad) are optional. I added those to this dish because it was an easy way to get those into my food. More blogs to come on the health benefits of these items soon so stay tuned. xoxo!