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Home / Recipes / Coconut & Lime Quinoa Bircher

Coconut & Lime Quinoa Bircher

Coconut & Lime Quinoa Bircher
Breakfast

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SERVES:
3
DIFFICULTY:
Easy
PREP TIME:
5 minutes
COOK TIME:
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Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup quinoa flakes
  • 1 1/2 cup Complete Dairy High Protein milk (375ml)
  • 300 g low fat Greek yoghurt, plus 450g to serve
  • 1 1/2 medium granny smith apple, grated
  • 18 g shredded coconut (approx. 3 tbsp)
  • 33 pistachios, shelled and roughly chopped
  • 1 ½ limes, juice and zest
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Method

  • Combine the quinoa flakes, milk, 300g yoghurt, grated apple, lime juice, zest, and shredded coconut. Mix together well, then transfer (covered) to the fridge overnight.
  • In the morning, transfer into three even servings. Store two in the fridge for breakfasts over the next two days. To serve, serve with 150g yoghurt and 11pistachios.
  • TIP: You may like to add a teaspoon of honey, for a daily indulgence.

Notes

Recipe supplied by the CSIRO Total Wellbeing Diet online program. 
Nutritional information (per serve)
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