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Apple cranberry quinoa salad in a white salad bowl with wooden salad spoon.
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Apple cranberry quinoa salad
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
30 mins
 

This Apple cranberry quinoa salad is easy to make and packed with flavor from crunchy apples, creamy avocado and studded with dried cranberries. Perfect fall or winter side salad or light lunch or dinner.

Servings: 4 side servings
Author: Helena
Ingredients
  • 1 cup uncooked quinoa
  • 2 celery stalks, sliced
  • ½ red onion, chopped
  • 1 large avocado, chopped
  • 2 small apples, chopped (I used Gala)
  • 100 g feta cheese, crumbled
  • ⅓ cup toasted walnuts, chopped
  • ⅓ cup dried cranberries
  • 2 cups (50g) arugula
Dressing
  • 3 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
  • 3 tablespoon olive oil
  • 2 tablespoon honey
  • 1 tablespoon dijon mustard
  • 1 teaspoon  sea salt
  • ½ teaspoon  ground black pepper
Instructions

  1. Start by rinsing and cooking the quinoa in vegetable broth instead of water. Follow the package instructions and let cool to room temperature.

Dressing

  1. Meanwhile, in a small bowl, stir together all the ingredients for the dressing and set aside. Optional, I like to add the red onion to the dressing to marinade, it makes it a little less sharp.

Salad

  1. Add the cooked and cooled quinoa to a salad bowl, then add all the remaining salad ingredients.

  2. Pour on the dressing and lightly toss to evenly coat the salad.