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Warm Quinoa Breakfast Porridge

A deliciously simple warm breakfast porridge in less than 10 minutes.

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 5 ingredients
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Warm Quinoa Breakfast Porridge

Why it works: Quinoa and almond share more aroma than cooks usually use. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 62 recipes. Both carry coumarin, which smells sweet, hay. The science ↓

Warm Quinoa Breakfast Porridge

Serves 4
Prep5 min
Cook10 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

534Calories
17 gProtein
25 gFat
66 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 5 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Quinoa1 cup cooked (185g)222
Sunflower Seed1 oz (28g) hulled165
Grape1/2 cup (76g)62
Flax Seed1 tbsp (10g) ground55
Almond Milk1 cup (240ml) unsweetened30

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By tastykitchen. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Quinoa + almondtop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together62 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  2. Almond + sunflowertop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together165 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

  3. Almond + raisintop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,781 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-nonanone (fruity, floral).

  4. Quinoa + sunflowertop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together24 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-heptenal (green).

  5. Milk + raisintop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together7,155 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanoic acid (acides aroma).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

Swap the raisin

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (quinoa, almond, milk, sunflower):

  1. Avocadofits better
  2. Coconutfits better
  3. Vanillafits better
  4. Raisinthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against quinoa, almond, milk, sunflower. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.