Name: Cranberry Quinoa Salad with Candied Walnuts
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 6, 6 servings
Cuisine: american
Ingredients: 1 cup dry quinoa; 1 1/4 cups vegetable broth; 1/2 cup fresh cranberries (or 1 cup dried cranberries); 1/2-1 cup fresh broccoli florets; 2 TBSP chopped green onion; salt and pepper to taste ((I usually add a pinch of each)); 1 cup unsalted walnuts; 1 TBSP unsalted butter; 2 tsp brown sugar; 2 TBSP honey (or sugar if vegan); the teeniest pinch of salt; 2 TBSP light olive oil or grape seed oil; 1 clove garlic (smashed and minced [1/4 tsp]); 1 TBSP fresh lime juice; 1 TBSP orange juice; 1/8 tsp salt; 1/8 tsp black pepper

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Cranberry Quinoa Salad with Candied Walnuts

Nutrition Facts

Per serving · recipe makes 6 · 30m total

Servings

Calories

17% of a 2,000 cal day

332KCAL

Protein

8g15% DV

% DAILY VALUE

Total Fat22g

28%

Saturated3g

16%

Unsaturated19g

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Total Carbs30g

11%

Fiber4g

13%

Total Sugars9g

—

incl. Added Sugars7g

14%

Starch18g

—

Sodium321mg

14%

% Daily Value is based on a 2,000 calorie day.

A colorful quinoa salad with cranberries, roasted vegetables, and candied walnuts tossed in a citrus dressing. Light yet satisfying.

Ingredients

6 SERVINGS

1 cupdry quinoa
1¼ cupsvegetable broth
½ cupfresh cranberries — or dried cranberries
½–1 cupfresh broccoli florets
2 tbspchopped green onion
salt and pepper to taste) — (I usually add a pinch of each
1 cupunsalted walnuts
1 tbspunsalted butter
2 tspbrown sugar
2 tbsphoney — or sugar
salt
2 tbsplight olive oil — or grape seed oil
1garlic — smashed, minced, ¼ tsp
1 tbspfresh lime juice
1 tbsporange juice
⅛ tspsalt
⅛ tspblack pepper

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Method

30m total

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