Friday Night Challenge: Savory Quinoa Pudding

The alphabet game for the Friday Night Challenge: Letters given were E-L-N-P-Q. The result?
A savory quinoa pudding. This would accompany a good roast chicken or roast beef.


To make: Cook the Quinoa (around 1/8 c. per person) by cooking at a low heat--instead of cooking in water, use a bit of Evaporated milk (1/4 c. per 1 c. quinoa--perhaps less, based on consistency. You don't want the quinoa to be watery, but it shouldn't be dry, either). Once cooked to a completely softened stage, put the quinoa into a blender along with enough nutmeg, paprika, and lemon juice to taste, based on the amount of servings desired. The average amount to use say, for 1 c. quinoa would be 1/4 t. nutmeg, 1/4 t. paprika, 1/2 t. lemon juice. If you taste it and decide you want more heat, add paprika; more intensity, add nutmeg; more zest, add lemon juice. You can serve this along side your main course much like a Yorkshire pudding, but it will be a much healthier substitution. 
Enjoy!