Quinoa and Cranberry Salad

Food, like many other things, is developing by trends sometimes. Without a doubt, both Quinoa and Cranberry are somewhat of hit items, because of their nutritional trades and their good taste. This trendy and colorful salad is good for any occasion, as a side dish or even a light main dish.

Ingredients
(makes about 4 portions)

• 2 cups un boiled Quinoa
• 2 teaspoons olive oil
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1/2 cup dried unsweetened cranberries
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
• 1 chopped celery branch
• 1 tablespoon finely chopped purple onion
• 1 tablespoon coriander, 1 table spoon mint, 1 tablespoon parsley - by taste
• Salt and pepper - by taste

Instruction

1. Wash quinoa in a fine net strainer. Shortly fry in a cooking pot with 1 teaspoon oil. Add 3 glasses of water and pinch of salt and wait until water is boiling.
2. Cover cooking pot and let quinoa cook for 15 minutes, until all water is absorbed and quinoa grains are slightly transparent.
3. In a bowl, mix all ingredients together, add salt and pepper and let cool in fridge before serving.

Easy and quick, right?

Nitzan

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