Cranberry-Apple Quinoa Salad (Weight Watchers)
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- Number of Servings: 4
Ingredients
1 cup quinoa (I prefer Ancient Harvest brand)2 cups water1 small Granny Smith Apple (can probably substitute any variety), diced1/4 cup dried cranberries3 small scallions, chopped3 TBS orange& balsamic vinegar mixture2 TBS alomnds, chopped
Serves 4 (as a side dish)
1. Combine the quinoa and broth in a medium saucepan; bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer, covered, until the quinoa is yender, about 10 minutes. Drain.
2. Transfer to a large bowl and let cool slightly.
3. Mix orange juice and balsamic vinegar together. Set aside. Dice up apple and chop almonds.
4. Add the apple, cranberries, scallions and orange & balsamic vineger dressing mixture to teh quinoa. Toss to coat. Sprinke with almonds and serve.
** This recipe was modified from a WW cookbook, The original called for walnuts. I prefer almonds. T
**This recipe uses tap water to repare quinoa. Original WW recipe used 2 cups reduced-sodium chicken broth. I am watching my sodium intake and modified accordingly.
** The WW POINTS value is taken from the cook book, which used walnuts and the reduced-sodium chicken broth. My modifications may result in a higher/lower WW POINTS value. Please check to confirm WW POINTS.
Nutritional Information from WW cookbook ~ Per Serving (1.25 cups): 239 cal, 5 g Fat, 0 g Sat Fat, 0 g Trans Fat, 0 mg Chol, 408 mg Sod, 44 g Carb, 5 g Fiber, 8 g Protein, 51 mg Calcium. POINTS value = 4
Number of Servings: 4
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user MHINDS1259.
1. Combine the quinoa and broth in a medium saucepan; bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer, covered, until the quinoa is yender, about 10 minutes. Drain.
2. Transfer to a large bowl and let cool slightly.
3. Mix orange juice and balsamic vinegar together. Set aside. Dice up apple and chop almonds.
4. Add the apple, cranberries, scallions and orange & balsamic vineger dressing mixture to teh quinoa. Toss to coat. Sprinke with almonds and serve.
** This recipe was modified from a WW cookbook, The original called for walnuts. I prefer almonds. T
**This recipe uses tap water to repare quinoa. Original WW recipe used 2 cups reduced-sodium chicken broth. I am watching my sodium intake and modified accordingly.
** The WW POINTS value is taken from the cook book, which used walnuts and the reduced-sodium chicken broth. My modifications may result in a higher/lower WW POINTS value. Please check to confirm WW POINTS.
Nutritional Information from WW cookbook ~ Per Serving (1.25 cups): 239 cal, 5 g Fat, 0 g Sat Fat, 0 g Trans Fat, 0 mg Chol, 408 mg Sod, 44 g Carb, 5 g Fiber, 8 g Protein, 51 mg Calcium. POINTS value = 4
Number of Servings: 4
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user MHINDS1259.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 360.7
- Total Fat: 6.7 g
- Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
- Sodium: 8.3 mg
- Total Carbs: 65.8 g
- Dietary Fiber: 6.7 g
- Protein: 11.1 g
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