Quinoa Fruit Salad

By kspurlock

302 calories, 8 g protein, 10 g fat, 48 g carbohydrate, 10 mg sodium, 6 g fiber.

Ingredients

• Dressing:
• 1 cup quinoa
• 2 cups boiling water
• 1 cup unpeeled, seeded and diced cucumber
• 1/2 cup chopped dried apricots or golden raisins
• 1/2 cup canned drained Mandarin orange sections, halved
• 1/4 cup toasted slivered almonds
• 2 thinly sliced green onions
• 2 Tbsp chopped parsley
• 1 tsp lemon or lime zest
• 3 Tbsp fresh lemon or lime juice
• 1 Tbsp sesame oil
• 1 tsp sugar
• 1/4 tsp cumin
• 1/4 tsp coriander

Details

Servings 4
Preparation time 20mins
Cooking time 35mins

Preparation

Step 1

Rinse quinoa under cold running water 2 minues; drain. In a medium saucepan, stir quinoa into boiling water. Reduce heat, cover and simmer 15 minutes or until water is absorbed and quinoa is transparent; drain and let cool. In a salad bowl, combine quinoa, cucumber, apricots or raisins, orange sections, almonds, onions and parsley. For the dressing: Mix all ingredients. Pour dressing over salad; toss to mix. Serve immediately or refrigerate.