Quinoa Salad

Hi everyone! Quick post today for a recipe that is a bit time consuming but well worth the effort. Without further ado here is my recipe for Quinoa Salad (sans catchy name so please, post a name for this dish in the comments and I'll change this post ASAP! If you can't tell my brain is a bit over-worked this week!) Anyhoo, ENJOY :)

Quinoa Salad

Ingredients

2 cups organic quinoa grain

4 cups water

1/2 cup raw almonds

1/2 cup raw pecans

1/2 cup dried cranberries

1 whole white onion

4 cloves garlic - minced

~4 tablespoons olive oil

1/4 cup Balsamic vinegar

1/4 cup feta cheese (crumbled)

Salt and Pepper (to taste)

Directions

1. Rinse off quinoa to get rid of excess powde that may have accumulated during shipping

2. Place 2 cups quinoa and 4 cups hot water in saucepan. Cover and bring to a boil then cover and simmer for 20 minutes or until quinoa has turned translucent and completely dissolved the water, (has a kind of fluffy texture to it.)

3. MEANWHILE......... toast the almonds and pecans (place nuts in pan with NO OIL for about 5 minutes or until turn light brown.)

4. Then, in another pan (yes this recipe requires a lot of pans!) saute the onions and minced garlic to desired level of brownness, (I like mine very well done.)

5. ASSEMBLY TIME! Place quinoa in bowl, add toasted nuts and cranberries then mix. Add in onion, (don't worry if a little oil gets into the quinoa, won't harm the tast will only help it, but take care not to get too much oil in there or your dish will get.... yes you guessed it... oily!) Add feta cheese then pour in 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar and mix well. Finally, add salt and pepper to taste and voila! Quinoa [insert catchy and food-related title here] Salad!

Enjoy :)

Xo

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