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Cranberry-Apple Quinoa Salad (Weight Watchers) is for Dinner.

Cranberry-Apple Quinoa Salad (Weight Watchers) takes 10 minutes to prepare.

Cranberry-Apple Quinoa Salad (Weight Watchers) takes 15 minutes to cook.

Cranberry-Apple Quinoa Salad (Weight Watchers) makes 4 servings.

The ingredients for Cranberry-Apple Quinoa Salad (Weight Watchers) are:

1 cup quinoa (I prefer Ancient Harvest brand)
2 cups water
1 small Granny Smith Apple (can probably substitute any variety), diced
1/4 cup dried cranberries
3 small scallions, chopped
3 TBS orange& balsamic vinegar mixture
2 TBS alomnds, chopped

Here is how you make Cranberry-Apple Quinoa Salad (Weight Watchers):

Serves 4 (as a side dish)1. Combine the quinoa and broth in a medium saucepan; bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer, covered, until the quinoa is yender, about 10 minutes. Drain.2. Transfer to a large bowl and let cool slightly.3. Mix orange juice and balsamic vinegar together. Set aside. Dice up apple and chop almonds.4. Add the apple, cranberries, scallions and orange & balsamic vineger dressing mixture to teh quinoa. Toss to coat. Sprinke with almonds and serve.This recipe was modified from a WW cookbook, The original called for walnuts. I prefer almonds. The WW POINTS value is taken from the cook book, which used walnuts. My modification may result in a higher/lower WW POINTS value. Please check to confirm WW POINTS.Number of Servings: 4Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user MHINDS1259.

The nutritional information for Cranberry-Apple Quinoa Salad (Weight Watchers) is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 4
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 360.7

• Total Fat: 6.7 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 8.3 mg
• Total Carbs: 65.8 g
• Dietary Fiber: 6.7 g
• Protein: 11.1 g