QUINOA FRUIT AND NUT SALAD

Quinoa Fruit and Nut Salad image

Provided by Kimberly Biegacki

Time 25m

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 c quinoa, cooked
1 tsp honey
2 Tbsp lemon or lime juice
3 Tbsp olive oil
1 small apple, diced
2/3 c dried cherries or cranberries
2/3 c toasted pecans or your favorite nut
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper

Steps:

1. Gather your ingredients, dice up your cherries.
2. Rinse you quinoa in a fine mesh strainer. Boil 2 cups of water in a saucepan and immediately add your quinoa. Cover and cook for 15 minutes. Remove from stove and pour into a bowl and let it cool for at least 15 minutes.
3. Next, whisk together your honey, lemon juice and olive oil. Peel, slice or dice your apple and put it into your dressing and mix up. Add your chopped cherries and pecans. When Quiona is cool add this mixture to it and stir until dressing is covering the whole salad. Now you are ready to serve.
4. Addt'l info:---Quinoa is a great food for people who must follow wheat-free/gluten-free diets because Quinoa doesn't contain gluten. Quinoa can be substituted for almost any other grain. ---Quinoa has a nutty, smoky flavor and is less filling than other grains and pastas. ---Quinoa was a sacred grain, hailed by the Incas as the Mother of all Grains.