Quinoa Spinach Salad With Apple And Cranberries Recipes

NUTTY QUINOA, SPINACH AND CRANBERRY SALAD

Steps:

• Cook quinoa first according to directions. Set aside to cool.
• Transfer cooked quinoa to a bowl. Add almonds, sunflower seeds, cranberries and half the dressing. Place in refrigerator for at least one hour to cool completely and so quinoa can absorb the dressing.
• When ready to serve salad, add spinach and rest of dressing to quinoa and nut mixture. Gently toss to combine. Season with coarse salt and freshly ground pepper to taste.

QUINOA WILTED SPINACH SALAD

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, bring water to a boil. Add quinoa. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 12-15 minutes or until water is absorbed. Remove from the heat; fluff with a fork., In a large bowl, combine the warm quinoa, spinach and cranberries. For dressing, in a small bowl, whisk the oil, orange juice, vinegar, maple syrup, garlic, salt and pepper. Stir in onion. Pour over quinoa mixture; toss to coat. Sprinkle with pecans.

QUINOA SPINACH SALAD WITH APPLE AND CRANBERRIES

Steps:

• Place the quinoa and stock into a small saucepan over a high heat. Bring to the boil then pop a lid on the saucepan, reduce the heat to low and leave the quinoa to cook for 20 minutes, until it's absorbed all the liquid and has become fluffy.
• While the quinoa is cooking, roughly chop the spinach, apple, almonds and dried cranberries and place them into a large salad bowl.
• When cooked, scoop the quinoa into the salad bowl and sprinkle over the flax seeds and lemon juice.
• Toss everything together thoroughly and serve.

CRANBERRY APPLE PECAN QUINOA SALAD

Steps:

• Stir chicken broth and quinoa together in a saucepan; bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, place cover on the saucepan, and cook until the broth is absorbed, about 10 minutes. Remove saucepan from heat and fluff with a fork.
• Whisk olive oil, Dijon mustard, maple syrup, and cinnamon together in a bowl; season with salt and pepper. Drizzle sauce over the quinoa; stir. Add apple pieces, pecan pieces, cranberries, and Parmesan cheese; stir. Return cover to the saucepan and let the mixture steam until the sauce warms and the apples soften slightly, 5 to 10 minutes.