Reprinted from The Blood Type Diet Website (www.dadamo.com)

Quinoa Granola
Contributed by: mdAdded: Nov 20, 2010 at 10:00 PM


Description:

I haven't been a fan of quinoa, until I tried it out as a replacement for oats in granola. This works for me!

Ingredients:
  • 4 cups quinoa flakes
  • 1/2 cup walnuts (or sliced almonds or pecans)
  • 1/4 cup rice bran (or oat bran)
  • 1/4 cup ground chia seed (or almond meal)
  • 1/4 cup raw pumpkin seeds, without the shell (or unsalted sunflower seeds)
  • 3 Tablespoons flaxseed
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger (or nutmeg or allspice)
  • 1/2 cup agave (or honey or maple syrup)
  • 2 Tablespoons olive oil (or canola oil or coconut oil)
  • 1/3 cup dried cherries (or raisins)
  • 1/3 cup goji berries (or cranberries)
  • about 1/4 cup crystallized ginger, optional
How to make it:
  1. In a large bowl, combine the first 8 ingredients.
  2. Drizzle with agave and olive oil;
  3. toss to coat.
  4. Spread in a 15 inch by 10 inch by 1 inch baking pan coated with cooking spray.
  5. Bake at 300 degrees for 35 to 40 minutes or until lightly browned, stirring twice.