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For the porridge (to serve 4)

For the topping (to serve 2)

  • 125g pot coconut yogurt
  • 280g mixed summer berries
    such as strawberries, raspberries and blueberries
  • 2 tbsp flaked almonds
    (optional)

Nutrition: per serving

  • kcal446
  • fat24g
  • saturates14g
  • carbs40g
  • sugars14g
  • fibre9g
  • protein12g
  • salt0.1g
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Method

  • step 1

    Activate the quinoa by soaking overnight in cold water. The next day, drain and rinse the quinoa through a fine sieve (the grains are so small that they will wash through a coarse one).

  • step 2

    Tip the quinoa into a pan and add the vanilla, creamed coconut and 600ml water. Cover the pan and simmer for 20 mins. Stir in the chia with another 300ml water and cook gently for 3 mins more. Stir in the pot of coconut yogurt. Spoon half the porridge into a bowl for another day. Will keep for 2 days covered in the fridge. Serve the remaining porridge topped with another pot of yogurt, the berries and almonds, if you like.

  • step 3

    To have the porridge another day, tip into a pan and reheat gently, with milk or water. Top with fruit - for instance, orange slices and pomegranate seeds.

RECIPE TIPS
ACTIVATING YOUR GRAINS

'Activating' grains, nuts, seeds and pulses makes them easier to digest, and ensures that you get maximum nutrition from them. To do this, place them in a glass or ceramic bowl with double the volume of cold, filtered water. Cover and leave at room temperature for eight hours or overnight, then drain and rinse before use. Will keep for up to three days in the fridge, just rinse again before using.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, June 2015

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A star rating of 3.1 out of 5.18 ratings

sian.black

Looks so much better in the photo. Tastes like water and wet rice, smells even worse even with the coconut yogurt and vanilla. Makes a huge amount, enough for 4 people at least. I think it's a required taste for sure.

Jason_Peterson

Quinoa seeds alone don't result in a porridge consistency. They are best combined with milled starchy grain, such as oats. Then I get a creamy texture with crunch, just like black poppy seeds on bread. I don't mind the spotty appearance of 3 color quinoa if I know the ingredient.

Proso millet is a…

gabigaffron

A star rating of 5 out of 5.

The chia porridge is now a regular breakfast for me since last year. I don't always add the yogurt, without it keeps longer in the fridge. I reduce the amount of quinoa to 150g, that's enough for me. For the color I add some curcuma, that gives it a lovely sunny yellow. And when cooing I add 2…

caro1986

A star rating of 4 out of 5.

I've made this porridge a few times now, the quinoa is tasteless really which is fine, all the flavour comes from the yogurt and the fruit, I'm actually quite enjoying it! The portion sizes are generous, if you had what they suggested it almost overflows a normal cereal bowl so I've cut down and I…

nomo125

I found that when it was time to add the Chia I still had a lot of liquid left so didn't need to add the extra 300ml, this was fine and the consistency seemed correct and everything cooked through ok. Nice flavour, but think much of this was down to the really nice Rachael's coconut yogurt i used.

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