Strawberry Almond Butter Quinoa Mess

I am on a quinoa kick lately.

I was looking through my food pantry

and this delicious quinoa mess came about.
Another "daily eats" post for ya
I love clean healthy eating. :)

Fresh quinoa

drizzled with almond butter syrup,

with chunks of ripe strawberries,

and slivers of almonds,

this is my favorite quinoa mess yet.

Strawberry Almond Butter Quinoa

1/4 cup quinoa

1 cup water + 1/2 cup

2 tbsp of almond butter*

3 tsp of water*

3 strawberries, chopped

slivers of almonds
almond milk, optional

cinnamon, optional

Directions:

1. Cook quinoa with 1 cup water for 20 minutes or until well cooked. Add in 1/2 cup more water if you want the quinoa to be fluffier and cook until water is absorbed.  Let it cool.

2. With almond butter, mix with 1 tsp of water using a small spoon. Continue to add tsp of water until liquidy or syrupy. 

3. Top quinoa with almond butter syrup, strawberries and almonds. Add cinnamon if desired. 

Other tips: Add more or less water depending on your almond butter, since every jar varies in texture. I used freshly roasted ground almond butter. Just almonds in mine, nothing more. :) Eat with almond milk as cereal if desired.

Quinoa is a seed, a complete protein, that is light, yet filling. A vegan's dream or a health nut's first love. hehe :) Check out Chef Pandita's Quinoa Fruit Salad with Chia Seeds for an awesome recipe and more info on quinoa. :)

Are you a lover of almond butter like me? Do you like my daily eats blog posts? :)