Saturday, April 27, 2013

Quinoa Salad

This is a great sweet crunchy salad that only takes a few minutes.




Ingredients: 
  • 1 whole yellow onion
  • 1 cup of quinoa (can be red, yellow, or both; i happen to like red better)
  • 1 1/4 cups water
  • 2 teaspoons olive oil
  • 1/2 - 1 lemon juice 
  • 1/2 cup sweetened cranberries 
  • 1/2 cup walnuts (chopped)
  • 1 1/2 cup celery (finely chopped)
  • 1/3 cup purple onion (finely chopped)
  • 1 1/2 spoon of mint
  • 1 1/2 spoon of cilantro
  • 1 1/2 spoon of parsley
  • salt and pepper

Prep: 
  1. Fry onion, quinoa, and olive oil for a few minutes
  2. Add water and wait a couple more minutes on medium heat.
  3. Turn off fire and add in all the rest of the ingredients
  4. Add a little salt and pepper
  5. Enjoy!

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