Quinoa Winter Salad

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 cup quinoa
• 2 cups water or 2 cups reduced-fat chicken broth
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1/4 yellow onion, diced
• 8 -10 fresh sage leaves, cut into fine ribbons
• 1 apple, diced into large chunks
• 1 1/2 cups acorn squash, cooked and cubed
• 1 -2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
• 2 tablespoons dried cranberries

Recipe

• 1 rinse the quinoa in a strainer under running water.
• 2 toss quinoa into a small saucepan and lightly toast.
• 3 add 2 cups of water and bring to boil.
• 4 reduce to a low simmer and cover.
• 5 cook 15-20 minutes until the liquid is absorbed.
• 6 in a separate pan, heat oil under a medium flame.
• 7 add sage and onions.
• 8 saute 5-7 minutes until the onions are soft.
• 9 add the chopped apple and cubed squash to the onions.
• 10 cook 5 minutes more.
• 11 add in pumpkin pie spice.
• 12 at this point, the quinoa should be done.
• 13 stir quinoa into the pan with the onions, apples and squash.
• 14 top with dried cranberries.