Mediterranean Breakfast Quinoa

Here's a recipe for nutty cinnamon quinoa with dates, apricots, toasted almonds, and honey that makes a great breakfast.

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1/4 cup chopped raw almonds

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1 cup quinoa

2 cups milk

1 teaspoon sea salt

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

2 tablespoons honey

2 dried pitted dates, finely chopped

5 dried apricots, finely chopped

Toast the almonds in a skillet over medium heat until just golden, 3 to 5 minutes; set aside.

Heat the cinnamon and quinoa together in a saucepan over medium heat until warmed through. Add the milk and sea salt to the saucepan and stir; bring the mixture to a boil, reduce heat to low, place a cover on the saucepan, and allow to cook at a simmer for 15 minutes. Stir the vanilla, honey, dates, apricots, and about half the almonds into the quinoa mixture. Top with the remaining almonds to serve.

Mediterranean Breakfast Quinoa

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