honey soaked quinoa salad with craisins and cashew
(1 rating)
The original recipe calls for cherries but that didn't sound very appealing to me, so I chose craisins instead.
(1 rating)
yield
4 serving(s)
prep time
15 Min
cook time
1 Hr
Ingredients For honey soaked quinoa salad with craisins and cashew
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2 Tbspgrated ginger
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1/4 choney
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2 Tbspwhite wine vinegar
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2 Tbspfreshly squeezed lime juice
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1 smclove garlic, minces
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1/4 cextra virgin olive oil
- ABOVE IS THE DRESSING; BELOW IS THE SALAD
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1 cwater
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2/3 cuncooked quinoa (rinsed)
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1/4 tspsalt
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1/2 cwhole cashews; chopped coarsely
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1/2 cdried apricots, sliced into thin strips
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1 ccraisins or red seedless grapes, halved
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1/4 cthinly sliced red onion
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1 smhead butter lettuce, torn (4 cups)
How To Make honey soaked quinoa salad with craisins and cashew
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1For honey vinaigrette, in a small bowl whisk together ginger, honey, vinegar, lime juice and garlic. Drizzle in olive oil, whisking constantly, until well combined. Season with salt and pepper, set aside
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2For quinoa salad, in a medium saucepan bring water, quinoa and salt to boiling. Reduce heat and simmer, covered for 10 minutes until liquid is absorbed. Remove from heat; let stand 10 minutes.
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3Fluff quinoa with a fork. In a large bowl toss quinoa with cashews, apricots, craisins and onion. Add lettuce, then drizzle with 1/2 cup of the vinaigrette dressing. Season with salt and pepper to taste, then toss again. Refrigerate remaining vinaigrette up to 5 days in a sealed jar. Makes 4 servings.
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4Each serving 372 cal, 17 g fat, 0mg chol, 230 mg sodium, 52 g carb, 5 g fiber, 9 g pro
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