Harvest Quinoa Salad

As you know, I love mixing quinoa with a variety of things.  Below is one of my favorite blends.  It is the perfect mix of sweet and salty, and can be eaten as a full meal of just a side.

Servings: 4

Size: 1/4 of salad

Points Plus: 7pp

Level of Difficulty: Easy

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes

Rating: 3 stars - Good

Ingredient List:

1 cup uncooked quiona

2 cups vegetable stock

2 T. apple cider

1/3 c. craisins

1/3 c. sliced almonds

1/3 c. chopped celery

1/3 c. light feta

1 apply sliced

Salt and pepper to taste

Directions:

Add quinoa, veggie sotck and apple cider to rice cooker.  Turn rice cooker on and cook until rice cooker says quinoa is done!  Put cooked quinoa in a bowl and mix in craisins, almonds, celery, feta and salt and pepper to taste.  Eat and enjoy hot OR cold.

Tip:

Cook your quinoa in a rice cooker, adding just a tad more liquid than suggested (usually when cooking quinoa it is a 1:2 quinoa:liquid ratio.  I love how it comes out using the rice cooker, my quinoa normally turns out soggy when cooking on the stove!

XOXO Katie