PHOTOGRAPHS DAVID CHARBIT
delicious. 2016 PRODUCE AWARDS WINNER
There’s been a lot of hype around quinoa and its health benefits. I’ll level with you: I’m deeply suspicious of the term ‘superfood’ because it tends to go hand-in-hand with tabloid headlines making inflated claims based on research that, when you drill down into it, is sketchy at best. But that aside, quinoa is packed with nutrients, it’s versatile and it has a great nutty flavour, which makes it a gold-star ingredient in my book. And the good news is it’s now being grown in the UK so there’s no need for it to be shipped halfway round the world before it lands on your table.