Picnic

Quinoa Cranberry Salad is for Side Dish.

Quinoa Cranberry Salad takes 15 minutes to prepare.

Quinoa Cranberry Salad takes 15 minutes to cook.

Quinoa Cranberry Salad makes 8 servings.

The ingredients for Quinoa Cranberry Salad are:

3 cups water
1 1/2 cups quinoa
1 clove garlic
1 TBSP lemon juice
2 TBSP olive oil
2 TBSP balsamic vinegar
1 1/2 cups dried cranberries (craisins)
1 cup diced celery
1/4 cup sunflower seeds
1 TBSP rosemary

Here is how you make Quinoa Cranberry Salad:

Boil water and add quinoa; simmer until most water is absorbed (about 15 minutes).Add the garlic, lemon and salt to taste to the cooking water while quinoa is simmering.Remove quinoa from the heat, and stir in the oil and vinegar.Toss the quinoa with the celery, cranberries, sunflower seeds, and rosemary.Chill until ready to serve. Keeps several days in the fridge, and works great for picnics.Makes 8 hearty 3/4 c. servings.Number of Servings: 8Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JLROLLINS.

The nutritional information for Quinoa Cranberry Salad is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 8
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 250.8

• Total Fat: 7.5 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 15.8 mg
• Total Carbs: 42.5 g
• Dietary Fiber: 7.0 g
• Protein: 5.5 g