New Year’s Cleansing Quinoa Cranberry Salad

By dcarriger56

Ingredients

• 1 cup quinoa
• 1 red bell pepper, finely diced
• 3 Tbsp. dried cranberries
• 2 Tbsp. chopped raw cashews
• 2 Tbsp. finely chopped fresh basil
• 2 Tbsp. balsamic vinegar
• 2 Tbsp. olive oil
• 2 tsp. freshly squeezed orange juice
• 1/4 tsp. fresh orange zest
• sea salt and pepper, to taste

Details

Servings 4
Preparation time 10mins
Cooking time 30mins
Adapted from thehealthyapple.com

Preparation

Step 1

Instructions
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.

Instructions