The Weekly Steemit Health Challenge: Flan of Quinoa

kenaliz85 (53)in #healthchallenge • 6 years ago

Happy to participate in this healthy contest initiated by @healthsquared, my entry is with a quinoa pudding.

Quinoa is a food whose demand has been increasing for a few years; Even the General Assembly of the United Nations declared the year 2013 as the "International Year of Quinoa" in recognition of its high nutrient content.

Curious fact:
Thanks to the high proportion of protein and carbohydrates that quinoa presents, compared to other grain products, it was proposed by NASA to be a food for long-duration space flights. Guaranteeing a complete nutritional contribution to the teams.

1/2 cup cooked quinoa
1/2 cup whole-grain sugar
3 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
1/2 apple
1 tbsp cinnamon
Caramel: 2 tbsp. Integral sugar and water

1.-First of all, the first quinoa of lava several times until the water comes out transparent and without foam. Then cook half a cup of quinoa in a cup of water, over medium heat and without a lid for 15 or 20 minutes. Then turn off the heat, cover and let rest 15 minutes. That way I would be ready to use.

2.-Beat the 3 eggs, add sugar, teaspoon vanilla, 1/4 striped apple and cinnamon spoon.

3.-Make the caramel with 2 spoons of sugar and water.

4.-Place the rest of the apple with cinnamon at the base of the mold in a small mold and spread the caramel on it.

5.-Include the quinoa to the rest of the preparation with egg making enveloping movements. Pour into the mold and cook at medium temperature for half an hour.