Blueberry Flax Hot Cereal With Quinoa

This wholesome, hot breakfast cereal has the perfect combination of flavour and nutrients. You can substitute old-fashioned rolled oats for the quick cooking oats; just add them to the mixture after seven minutes of cooking time. From Quinoa 365.

• Ready In: 20 mins
• Serves: 1
• Yields: 1 serving

Ingredients

• 2⁄3 cup water
• 3  tablespoons quinoa
• 2  tablespoons quick-cooking oatmeal
• 1 -2  tablespoon maple syrup or 1 -2  tablespoon honey or 1 -2  tablespoon brown sugar
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons flax seeds (ground or whole)
• 2  tablespoons blueberries, fresh or 2  tablespoons blueberries, frozen and thawed
•  milk (optional) or  half-and-half cream (optional) or  vanilla yogurt (optional) or  soymilk (optional) or   almond milk (optional)

Directions

1. Rinse quinoa well with water to remove bitter coating; drain.
2. Place the water and quinoa in a small saucepan, bring to a boil, and cover. Reduce to a simmer and cook for ten minutes. Stir in the oats, cover and continue to cook for another five minutes, until the oats are tender. Remove from heat. Stir in the maple syrup and flax. Fold in the blueberries and top with milk, cream or yogurt, if using. Serve immedietely.