Apple Quinoa Salad

This Apple, Pecan, and Goat Cheese Quinoa Salad is the perfect quinoa salad recipe for fall and winter! With a deliciously tangy apple cider vinegar dressing, this easy quinoa salad will become a fall staple recipe.

Course Main Course, Salad, Side Dish

Cuisine American, Gluten Free, Healthy, Quinoa

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 20

Total Time 40

Servings

Calories 296kcal

Author Wendy Polisi

Ingredients

For the salad:
1 cup quinoa
2 cups vegetable broth
2 apples diced (you can use your favorite variety)
½ cup pecans toasted and roughly chopped
½ cup dried cranberries
2 cups baby spinach roughly chopped
6 oz goat cheese crumbled
For the dressing:
¼ cup olive oil
2 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
1-2 tablespoon maple syrup
1 teaspoon dijon mustard
¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
salt to taste

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Instructions

Bring water or vegetable broth to a boil in a small pot. Add quinoa, lower to a simmer and cover. Cook for 15-20 minutes, checking periodically, until all water/broth is absorbed and quinoa has cooked.
While quinoa is cooking, prepare the other ingredients.
Chop the apples, pecans, and spinach.
Make the dressing by combining all ingredients in a mason jar with a lid and shaking to combine or in a bowl and whisking to mix.
Once quinoa is finished cooking, combine quinoa with apples, pecans, cranberries, and spinach.
Toss with dressing.
Top with goat cheese and serve.
Enjoy!

Notes

Servings 6, Calories 409, Fat 26.7g, Carbohydrates 31g, Protein 13.6g, Cholesterol 30mg, Sodium 148mg, Fiber 4.9g, Sugars 9.7g, WW Pts 11

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