Best Honey Soaked Quinoa Salad With Craisins And Cashew Recipes
HONEY-SOAKED QUINOA SALAD WITH CHERRIES & CASHEWS
Place the quinoa in a fine-mesh strainer and hold it under cool running water for a few seconds to remove any saponin, the natural coating on the grain, which may taste bitter.
Provided by BHG Test Kitchen
Time 50m
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- For Honey Vinaigrette, in a small bowl whisk together ginger, honey, vinegar, lime juice, and garlic. Drizzle in olive oil, whisking constantly, until well combined. Season with salt and pepper. Set aside.
- For Quinoa Salad, in a medium saucepan combine water, quinoa, and salt. Bring to boiling. Reduce heat and simmer, covered, for 10 minutes, until liquid is absorbed. Remove from heat; let stand 10 minutes.
- Fluff quinoa with a fork. In a large bowl toss quinoa with cashews, apricots, cherries, and onion. Add lettuce, then drizzle with ½ cup of the Honey Vinaigrette. If necessary, season to taste with salt and pepper; toss again. Pass remaining vinaigrette. Refrigerate any remaining vinaigrette up to 5 days.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 372 kcal, Carbohydrate 52 g, Protein 9 g, SaturatedFat 3 g, Sodium 230 mg, Sugar 24 g, Fat 17 g, UnsaturatedFat 13 g
HONEY-QUINOA SALAD WITH CHERRIES AND CASHEWS
It's hard to relax with your stomach rumbling. Serve up a light, yet hunger-busting salad. If making this ahead, add the vinaigrette just before serving.
Provided by Allrecipes Magazine
Categories Salad Grains Quinoa Salad Recipes
Time 40m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Stir water, quinoa, and 1/4 teaspoon salt together in a saucepan; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, until liquid is absorbed, about 10 minutes. Remove from heat. Let stand for 10 minutes.
- Meanwhile, whisk honey, ginger, vinegar, lime juice, garlic, remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt, and pepper together in a small bowl. Slowly add olive oil, whisking constantly, until fully incorporated.
- Fluff quinoa with a fork. Stir together quinoa, cherries, cashews, dried apricots, and red onion in a large bowl. Add lettuce. Drizzle with 1/2 cup honey vinaigrette; toss to coat. Serve salad with remaining vinaigrette.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 468.6 calories, Carbohydrate 61.1 g, Fat 23.8 g, Fiber 5.5 g, Protein 8.7 g, SaturatedFat 3.7 g, Sodium 410.8 mg, Sugar 33.3 g
CASHEW QUINOA SALAD
Make and share this Cashew Quinoa Salad recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Angela MN
Categories Vegan
Time 35m
Yield 3/4 cup, 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Cook quinoa with 2 cups of water (per 1 cup of uncooked quinoa). Otherwise follow package directions.
- Cool quinoa.
- Add all items through scallions.
- Mix together honey, salt, oil, garlic powder, lime juice together and add to the salad, toss to coat.
- Let the salad sit in the refrigerator a few hours to allow the flavors to meld.
- If making the night before, hold back the cashews and cranberries (mix in the day of). The cashews can get soft if they sit too long in the salad.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 222, Fat 11, SaturatedFat 2, Sodium 153.4, Carbohydrate 27.3, Fiber 3.2, Sugar 6.3, Protein 6.1
HONEY-SOAKED QUINOA SALAD WITH CHERRIES AND CASHEWS RECIPE - (4.2/5)
Provided by á-61574
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- For honey vinaigrette, in a small bowl whisk together honey, ginger, vinegar, lime juice, garlic, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and the pepper. Drizzle in oil, whisking constantly, until well mixed. Set aside. In a medium saucepan combine the water, quinoa, and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer, covered, about 10 minutes or until liquid is absorbed. Remove from heat; let stand for 10 minutes. Fluff quinoa with a fork. In a large bowl combine quinoa, cherries, cashews, apricots, and onion; toss to mix. Add lettuce; drizzle with 1/2 cup of the honey vinaigrette. Toss again. Pass the remaining honey vinaigrette. (Store any remaining vinaigrette in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.) *Tip: Place the quinoa in a fine-mesh strainer and hold under running water to remove any saponin, the natural coating on the grain, which may taste bitter. Couscous Variation Prepare as directed, except use 1 1/4 cups water and substitute 3/4 cup couscous for the quinoa. In a small saucepan bring the water and salt to boiling. Add couscous; remove from heat. Cover and let stand 5 minutes. Fluff with fork. Add to salad with the fruit. Israeli Couscous Variation Prepare as directed, except substitute 2/3 cup Israeli (large pearl) couscous for the quinoa. Cook the Israeli couscous according to package directions. Add to salad with the fruit.
HONEY SOAKED QUINOA SALAD WITH CRAISINS AND CASHEW
The original recipe calls for cherries but that didn't sound very appealing to me, so I chose craisins instead.
Provided by Belinda Loucks
Categories Other Side Dishes
Time 1h15m
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- 1. For honey vinaigrette, in a small bowl whisk together ginger, honey, vinegar, lime juice and garlic. Drizzle in olive oil, whisking constantly, until well combined. Season with salt and pepper, set aside
- 2. For quinoa salad, in a medium saucepan bring water, quinoa and salt to boiling. Reduce heat and simmer, covered for 10 minutes until liquid is absorbed. Remove from heat; let stand 10 minutes.
- 3. Fluff quinoa with a fork. In a large bowl toss quinoa with cashews, apricots, craisins and onion. Add lettuce, then drizzle with 1/2 cup of the vinaigrette dressing. Season with salt and pepper to taste, then toss again. Refrigerate remaining vinaigrette up to 5 days in a sealed jar. Makes 4 servings.
- 4. Each serving 372 cal, 17 g fat, 0mg chol, 230 mg sodium, 52 g carb, 5 g fiber, 9 g pro
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