Best 4 New Years Cleansing Quinoa Cranberry Salad Recipes

CRANBERRY QUINOA SALAD

Steps:

• Rinse your quinoa in a fine mesh strainer and then add to a saucepan.
• Add in veggie stock and turn on heat.
• Bring to a rolling boil, then stir and turn the heat down to low and cover.
• Cook for 15 minutes covered.
• Turn off heat and let sit for about 5 minutes.
• After 5 minutes, open lid and fluff with fork.
• Your quinoa should have absorbed all the water, if not, return to heat for a few more minutes.
• Pour quinoa into bowl for cooling.
• Assemble the dressing while you wait.
• Whisk together oil, lemon juice, garlic, dijon mustard, salt and pepper in one bowl.
• Once quinoa as completely cooled, add cranberries, green scallion, almonds, feta cheese, and parsley.
• Add dressing on top and mix together!
• Serve immediately or cold. This salad gets better the longer it sits in the fridge!
• Enjoy.

NEW YEAR'S CLEANSING QUINOA CRANBERRY SALAD RECIPE - (4.7/5)

Steps:

• Cook quinoa according to package directions. In a large bowl, toss cooked quinoa with bell pepper, cranberries, cashews and basil. In a small bowl, whisk vinegar, olive oil, orange juice, orange zest, sea salt and pepper; drizzle over quinoa salad and serve

WILD RICE, QUINOA & CRANBERRY SALAD

Steps:

• Rinse wild rice thoroughly; drain. In a large saucepan, combine rice and 5 cups broth; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, 60-70 minutes or until rice is fluffy and tender. Drain if necessary., Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, bring remaining broth to a boil. Add quinoa. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, 15-20 minutes or until liquid is absorbed. Remove from heat; fluff with a fork., Place a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray over medium-high heat. Add onion; cook and stir 6-8 minutes or until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer., Finely grate enough peel from oranges to measure 2 teaspoons; place in a large bowl. Cut a thin slice from the top and bottom of each orange; stand orange upright on a cutting board. With a knife, cut off peel and outer membrane from orange. Working over the same large bowl with orange peel to catch juices, cut along the membrane of each segment to remove fruit. Cut orange sections in half; stir into orange juice and peel. Add cranberries, almonds, parsley, rice, quinoa and onion mixture., In a small bowl, whisk oil, thyme, vinegar, salt and pepper until blended. Pour over rice mixture; toss to coat.

CRANBERRY-ORANGE QUINOA SALAD

Steps:

• Rinse the quinoa with cold water and strain. In a pot, add the quinoa, water and salt. Bring to a boil and turn the heat down to simmer. Cook for 15 minutes or till the liquid is absorbed. When done, fluff with a fork and then lay out in a thin layer on a baking sheet to cool.
• While the quinoa is cooking, reduce the orange juice to half by simmering is a non-reactive sauce pan for approximately 10 minutes. Set in the freezer for 5 mintues to cool. Once cooled, whisk in olive oil to make a vinaigrette.
• In a large bowl, combine the cranberries, raisins, nuts, orange slices and cooked quinoa. Pour vinaigrette over the mixure and stir together. If desired, add fresh chopped mint. Serve cold. Great with a side of whole grain toast or leafy greens -- or by itself. Makes approx 8 servings.