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Easy Orange & Cranberry Quinoa Salad

Shake up your salad with this delicious quinoa recipe. Packed with delicious flavours and ingredients it works beautifully for lunch or a light dinner. It’s also naturally gluten free, dairy free, vegan and vegetarian friendly.
Prep Time15 minutes
Total Time15 minutes
Servings: 4

Ingredients

Salad

  • ½ Cup of raw quinoa 
  • 1 Cup of chickpeas, rinsed and drained
  • 4 Mandarin oranges, peeled and broken into segments
  • ½ Cup of cranberries
  • ½ Red onion, diced
  • ½ Cup of almond flakes

Dressing 

  • ¼ Cup of balsamic vinegar
  • ¼ Cup of extra virgin olive oil¼ Cup of extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 Clove of garlic, crushed
  • ½ Cup of fresh orange juice
  • ¼ of chopped mint for garnish

Instructions

  • To a pot add the quinoa and 2 cups of water, bring to the boil and leave to simmer for 8-10 minutes, stirring continuously until the water has been absorbed, set aside to cool
  • To a bowl add the balsamic vinegar, olive oil and garlic  and orange juice & stir to combine
  • In a separate bowl add the cooled quinoa, chickpeas, red onion and almonds and mix
  • Add your dressing, mix to combine, and top with chopped mint leaves

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A farmer’s daughter from Tipperary, Laurann has always had an appreciation for food, nutrition and health promotion.

Laurann has an honours BSc. Degree in Human Nutrition from the University of Nottingham and a Masters in Public Health Nutrition from University College Dublin. She is also an Associate Nutritionist with the Nutrition Society London.

With a passion for nutrition and experience working in Ireland and the UK,  Laurann uses her knowledge and skills to help people achieve optimum health and assists in the prevention and treatment of nutritional related problems through means of nutritional consultation, personalised diet plans, health promotion and education.

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