It is advisable for you to take a hold of a quinoa cookbook if you have made the decision to include any of the recipes of the healthy grain in your daily diet. But you have to take note of the fact that those recipes that can be prepared using the healthy grain are also greatly available all over the internet. Among your best choices are the following:

1. Quinoa Vegetable Soup. The ingredients that you will need are quinoa, diced carrot, diced celery stalk, vegetable oil, seeded and chopped green bell pepper, finely chopped onion, crushed garlic cloves, chicken broth, water, finely chopped tomatoes, chopped cabbage, chopped fresh parsley, salt and pepper. The first thing that you should do is to heat vegetable oil in a pot. Add the carrot, celery, quinoa, bell pepper, garlic and onion into the pot and cook this mixture while stirring frequently for a few minutes. The next step is to pour water and chicken broth into the mixture. Add the tomatoes and cabbage and boil the mixture. Simmer it afterwards for approximately ten minutes. Use salt and pepper to season the soup. Before serving, you should make it a point to garnish it with parsley.

2. Red Quinoa Pilaf with Caribbean Flavors. You will need the following ingredients for this recipe: rinsed and drained red quinoa, thawed frozen shelled edamame, water, salt, diced red bell pepper, shredded and unripe mango, minced serrano chili pepper, sliced almonds, chopped green onion, fresh shaved coconut, dried cranberries, lime juice, chopped fresh cilantro, ground black pepper and balsamic vinegar. Toast quinoa in a saucepan for about two to five minutes. Pour water into it and add salt. Boil this mixture and then simmer it for approximately ten minutes. After that, you need to add the serrano chili, mango, bell pepper and edamame into the mixture. Simmer the mixture for another five minutes. The green onions, almonds, coconut, cilantro, cranberries, balsamic vinegar, salt, lime juice and pepper are then added into the mixture. Simmer it for a few more minutes. Serve the pilaf while it is still hot.