Quinoa Salad

By NickiR

This salad rocks!

Serve on lettuce leaves.

Ingredients

• SALAD:
• 2 cups quinoa
• 2 cups water
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1 star anise
• 1 tsp cumin
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• Half of a diced red pepper
• Half of a diced yellow pepper
• 1 cup dried cranberries
• 1 cup diced dried apricots
• 1 cup toasted nuts chopped, (pistachio and pine nuts)
• DRESSING:
• 1/2 cup of fresh orange juice
• 1/2 cup of olive oil
• Juice of half a lime

Preparation

Step 1

Cook quinoa, water, salt, star anise, cumin and cinnamon until water is absorbed.

Mix well.

Add peppers, cranberries, apricots and toasted nuts.

Toss well

Dressing:

Mix orange juice, olive oil and lime juice. Shake in a jar and pour over salad.