Apple Quinoa Salad with Walnuts and Orange Honey Vinaigrette
Ingredients
- 1 cup Quinoa
- 2 cups Water or vegetable broth
- 2 medium Apples diced
- 1/2 cup Walnuts roughly chopped
- 1/4 cup Dried cranberries or raisins
- 1/4 cup Fresh parsley or cilantro chopped
- 1/4 cup Red onion finely chopped
For the Orange Honey Vinaigrette:
- Juice of 2 oranges
- Zest of 1 orange
- 3 tbsp Olive oil extra virgin
- 1 tbsp Honey
- Sea salt and black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Start by rinsing the quinoa under cold water. In a medium saucepan, bring the water or vegetable broth to a boil. Add the rinsed quinoa, reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer for 15-20 minutes or until the liquid is absorbed and the quinoa is cooked. Remove from the heat, fluff with a fork and let it cool.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine the cooked and cooled quinoa, diced apples, walnuts, dried cranberries or raisins, chopped parsley or cilantro, and red onion. Set aside.
- In a separate small mixing bowl, whisk together the orange juice, orange zest, olive oil, honey and a pinch of sea salt, and black pepper to make the orange vinaigrette
- Pour the vinaigrette over the salad and toss gently to evenly coat all the ingredients.
- Refrigerate the salad for at least 30 minutes before serving for the flavours to meld together and enhance the taste.
Notes
We like to think of this Apple Quinoa Salad as a graceful farewell to the passing season's apples. Embracing the essence of seasonal abundance by honoring those last crisp apples in a delicious and filling salad, after making countless apple pies and crumbles, now it’s their time to shine at the dinner table too.