Description
Orange Cranberry Quinoa Salad combines sweet cranberries, fresh oranges, crunchy walnuts and green onion for a healthy, gluten-free side dish.
Ingredients
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FOR THE SALAD:
- 2 cups cooked quinoa (1 dry cup)
- 1 orange, peeled and diced
- 1/2 cup dried cranberries
- 1/2 cup walnuts
- 1/4 –1/2 cup of chopped green onions
FOR THE VINAIGRETTE (You’ll only need 4-5 tbsp of this for the recipe):
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1 tsp. orange zest
- 1 orange, juiced
- 1 lemon, juiced
- 1/4 –1/2 tsp of Dijon mustard (start with 1/4, taste and see if you want more)
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp pepper (or to taste)
Instructions
- Start by cooking the quinoa according to the directions on the package.
- When the quinoa is cooked and slightly cool add it to a large bowl with the diced orange, cranberries, walnuts and green onion. Mix well.
- To make the vinaigrette, zest and juice your orange & juice the lemon.
- Add the juice, zest, olive oil, mustard, salt, and pepper into the glass jar & shake!
- Drizzle the entire bowl of goodness with your 4-5 tbsp of the citrus vinaigrette. Serve warm or cold.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Side
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: about 1/3 cup
- Calories: 339
- Sugar: 5 g
- Sodium: 199 mg
- Fat: 14 g
- Saturated Fat: 2 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 45 g
- Fiber: 6 g
- Protein: 10 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
Keywords: quinoa, side, orange, cranberry, holiday
