Quinoa And Barley Breakfast Porridge - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 cup barley (I prefer hulled to pearled)
1/2 cup quinoa
1 pinch salt
4 cups water
dried fruits (optional, such as raisins, cranberries or cherry)
maple syrup (optional) or sugar (optional)
spices, such as cinnamon, nutmeg, cardamom (optional)
milk (optional) or yogurt (optional)

Preparation

For the crockpot method: Mix the first four ingredients (barley, quinoa, salt and water) and cook on low overnight.
For the stovetop method: Combine the first four ingredients in a saucepan. Bring to a boil. Then simmer covered for about 40 minutes, until all the water is absorbed.
For both methods continue from here: Fluff with a fork and put into serving dishes.
Add sweetener, dried fruits and spices, as desired. Basically, as you would like for oatmeal. Similar. Serve with milk or yogurt if desired.
For Vegan omit the milk and yogurt or sub non dairy milk such as soy milk.