Food Ticket: cooking with quinoa

While exploring the colorful open-air markets of Peru may not be possible right now, you can find a ton of Peru’s treasured superfoods right here. In our Food Ticket cooking series, Time Out and Superfoods Peru take you behind the pass at some of the city's beloved restaurants to cook up a superfood storm.

The team at Machu Picchu & Pisco walk us through preparing a Peruvian rice pudding—arroz con leche, but with a superfood twist. Traditionally made with rice, this recipe replaces the rice with quinoa, which adds a nutty flavor and interesting texture. A delicious combination of quinoa, coconut flakes, cinnamon, cloves, raisins, and condensed milk for a sweet treat.

This highly nutritious supergrain is more dense so it holds the flavor of whatever it cooks in extremely well, and it is packed with protein, dietary fiber, and loads of minerals and vitamins.