Lime Coconut Quinoa Breakfast Bowl

I tried this new breakfast bowl this morning. Usually I eat quinoa for lunch, dinner, or in salads but never have I eaten it for breakfast as something sweet. It sort of takes a new spin on the idea of breakfast oatmeal but uses quinoa instead.

I overall enjoyed it but it will definitely take me some time to get used to quinoa as a "sweet" food and not my usually savory quinoa. For those of you who like oatmeal, try this out to for a new textured and sweetened spin off of your usual daily breakfast oatmeal.

Also, for a fast and easy breakfast, try making a bunch of quinoa on Sunday night so that it will last you the rest of the week. A little bit of quinoa can fill you up for a long while, so a serving should be between 1/2 a cup to a full cup. If you make the quinoa ahead of time, this recipe will take almost zero time besides the time that it takes for you to gobble it all down.

I found this recipe on Mind Body Green but added a few touches of my own to it. Here's the Recipe:

Recipe:

Ingredients:

• 1 cup dry quinoa
• 2 cups water
• 1/4 cup shredded coconut 
• Banana Slices
• Chopped pecans-- I used almonds
• Almond milk
• Maple syrup--I used Agave Nectar
• Squeeze of a lime

Directions:

• To cook the quinoa:
• Place water and quinoa in a small sauce pan
• Bring to a boil
• Turn heat to medium low and simmer for 20 minutes
• Quinoa is done when all the water is absorbed and quinoa is fluffy
• Prepare to toast coconut flakes or shreds (I skipped this step)
• Heat in a skillet on medium low heat for five minutes
• Stir frequently
• When coconut is brown transfer to a bowl
• Get together rest of the toppings
• Place a serving of quinoa (1/2 cup-1 cup) in a bowl
• Top quinoa with coconut, banana, pecans or almonds, a splash of almond milk, maple syrup or agave nectar, and a squeeze of a lime
• Eat and enjoy