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Coconut Quinoa

"A nice change from plain old grains. Quinoa has become a staple in our home because it only takes about 15 minutes to cook as opposed to 45 minutes for brown rice. I use canned coconut milk or coconut milk from the carton interchangeably. However, the coconut milk from the carton is sweetened, which my family likes but might not be right with some main dishes."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 4 ingredients
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Why it works: Quinoa and coconut work together. They rank in the top 7% of all ingredient pairs, and 50 recipes mention both. Both carry coumarin, which smells sweet, hay. The science ↓

The recipe

6 servings
Prep10 min
Cook10 min

Ingredients

Directions

Method written by CompKitchen from the ingredient list. Not the original author's method, not kitchen-tested.

  1. Rinse the quinoa in a fine-mesh strainer under cold water until the water runs clear.

  2. Combine the quinoa, coconut milk and a pinch of salt in a medium saucepan and bring to a boil over medium-high heat.

  3. Reduce the heat to low, cover, and simmer for about 15 minutes until the liquid is absorbed and the quinoa is tender.

  4. Remove the pan from the heat and let it stand covered for 5 minutes, then fluff with a fork.

  5. Season with more salt to taste.

  6. If using, toast the flaked coconut in a dry skillet over medium heat for 2 to 3 minutes, stirring often, until golden.

  7. Spoon the coconut quinoa into a serving bowl and sprinkle the toasted flaked coconut on top just before serving.

By allrecipes. 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 aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.

  1. Quinoa + coconuttop 7% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together50 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  2. Coconut + milktop 4% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together2,642 recipes

    Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).

  3. Quinoa + milktop 15% of all pairs
    Aroma overlaplow
    Mentioned together59 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-heptenal (green).

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