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    Home » Recipes » Soup, Salad, & Sandwich Recipes

    Quinoa Salad with Apple, Chickpeas, Toasted Almonds & Apple Cider Vinaigrette

    Published: Oct 7, 2012 · Modified: Nov 23, 2019 by Ashley

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    This was a nice, light meal. We felt like it needed a little something else to make it stand out, though. It's definitely filling, and it makes a lot, so there are plenty of leftovers if you're feeding 2 people.

    Quinoa salad with apples over baby arugula.

    Quinoa Salad with Apple, Chickpeas, Toasted Almonds & Apple Cider Vinaigrette
    Cookin' Canuck

    Yield: Serves 4 as an entree

    The salad:
    1 cup quinoa
    2 cups water
    ½ cup sliced almonds, toasted
    1 can (14 oz.) chickpeas (Garbanzo beans)
    1 large Gala apple, cored and chopped
    3 tablespoon Gorgzonzola cheese
    2 green onion, thinly sliced (green & white parts)

    The vinaigrette:
    ⅓ cup apple cider or apple juice
    3 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
    2 tablespoon olive oil
    1 teaspoon agave nectar or honey
    ¼ teaspoon kosher salt

    The salad:
    In a fine-mesh strainer, rinse quinoa well and drain.

    In a medium pot, combine quinoa and water. Bring to a boil, then cover and turn heat to low. Cook until all the water is absorbed, about 20 minutes. Remove from the heat, fluff the quinoa and transfer to a cookie sheet, spreading the quinoa in a thin layer, to cool.

    In a large bowl, mix together cooled quinoa, almonds, chickpeas, apple, Gorgonzola cheese and green onions.

    The vinaigrette:
    Whisk together white apple cider, apple cider vinegar, olive oil, agave nectar and salt.

    Pour the dressing over the quinoa salad and toss to coat. Serve.

    Big Flavors Rating: 3 Stars

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