Quinoa Salad

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chm2616
chm2616 Posts: 434 Member
in Food and Nutrition
This recipe is delicious! Thought I would share with everyone! Enjoy!

1 cup quinoa, cooked
1/2 cup dried cranberries
1 red pepper, diced
1/2 cucumber, diced
1/2 med onion
1/2 cup sliced almonds
juice of 1 lemon and its zest
1 tbls of olive oil
salt and pepper to taste
You can add in any other herbs of your choice (parsley, thyme, etc). I used fresh basil this time!

Makes 6 cups, 1 cup serving:
Calories 196
carbs 25
fat 15
protein 6
fiber 4

You could also have 1/2 cup as your serving, but you may be tempted to have more....! hehe! :smile:

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  • anna_b1
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  • MariFitBody
    MariFitBody Posts: 287 Member
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    Looks yummy!
  • chm2616
    chm2616 Posts: 434 Member
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    I just made a double batch and gave half to a good friend of mine. Got a "this salad is AMAZING!!!" text, so I thought it was time to share! LOL
  • livelongmama
    livelongmama Posts: 26 Member
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    Thanks for the recipe! It sounds delicious!!
  • TheLongRunner
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  • verapamil
    verapamil Posts: 94
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    sounds yummy!
  • MariFitBody
    MariFitBody Posts: 287 Member
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    Well I will be trying it. Thank you very much. :P
  • eikito
    eikito Posts: 114 Member
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    Looks yummy!! Will give it a try during the week :)
  • chm2616
    chm2616 Posts: 434 Member
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    This recipe is delicious! Thought I would share with everyone! Enjoy!

    1 cup quinoa, cooked
    1/2 cup dried cranberries
    1 red pepper, diced
    1/2 cucumber, diced
    1/2 med onion
    1/2 cup sliced almonds
    juice of 1 lemon and its zest
    1 tbls of olive oil
    salt and pepper to taste
    You can add in any other herbs of your choice (parsley, thyme, etc). I used fresh basil this time!

    Makes 5 cups, 1 cup serving:
    Calories 235
    carbs 29
    fat 18
    protein 7
    fiber 5

    You could also have 1/2 cup as your serving, but you may be tempted to have more....! hehe! :smile:

    Wow. Made this and it fit into a 6 Cup container. After my hubby and I each had a cup, I realized that there isn't too much left!! LOL I edited the recipe aobve. You can always take out the olive oil, but I find that it's not much and it's a good fat.

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