creamy quinoa pudding

Recipe from The New Glucose Revolution Low GI Vegetarian Cookbook

3/4 c quinoa

2 c soy milk

1 1/2 TBS fine sugar

1 cardamom pod, lightly crushed

juice and finely grated zest of small orange

1 tsp vanilla extract

1 cinnamon stick

2 TBS honey

1 pomegranate, seeds scraped out

1. rinse quinoa, place in saucepan with 2 c water, bring to boil, cover , lower heat and simmer for 15 minutes.
2. add soy milk, sugar, cardamon, orange zest, vanilla and cinnamon to quinoa. return to boil, then reduce to low and cook, stirring frequently, for 15-20 minutes, until creamy and liquid almost absorbed. set aside.
3. place orange juice, honey and pomegranate seeds in a small saucepan and simmer 5-10 minutes until slightly reduced. 
4. serve warm drizzled with syrup.

If anyone know the secret to dissecting a pomegranate, I'd like to know!