Toasted Almond And Coconut Quinoa Porridge

• 1/2 cup Slivered almonds
• 1 cup Dried quinoa
• 1 cup Water
• 1 1/2 cups Full fat coconut milk, divided
• 2 tablespoons Maple syrup
• 1/4 teaspoon Sea salt
• 1 Cinnamon stick (or 1 tsp cinnamon)
• 1/3 cup Pitted dates, chopped into small pieces (optional)

1. Heat a shallow pan or a dry skillet over medium heat. Toast almonds till they're golden. Quickly remove from heat and transfer to a cool plate to stop them from burning.
2. Rinse quinoa using a sieve until the rinse water runs clear. Bring the quinoa, maple syrup, sea salt, cinnamon, 1 cup coconut milk and 1 cup water to boil. Reduce heat to a simmer. Let simmer until quinoa is fluffy and all liquid has absorbed (about 15-20 minutes). Turn off heat and fluff quinoa gently with a fork. Remove cinnamon stick.
3. Quickly, before it gets cold, divide quinoa into four bowls. Top each with about 2 tablespoons of coconut milk, along with 2 tablespoons of toasted almond slivers and a sprinkle of dates, if desired. Serve.

almonds, quinoa, water, coconut milk, maple syrup, salt, cinnamon, dates

Taken from food52.com/recipes/19277-toasted-almond-and-coconut-quinoa-porridge (may not work)