Wilted Quinoa Spinach Salad

Wilted Quinoa Spinach Salad
Oringinal recipe by Taste of Home
http://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/quinoa-wilted-spinach-salad

Here's another healthy quinoa salad recipe. You can enjoy this salad warm or cold. I prefer chilled.

Ingredients:

2 cups water
1 cup quinoa, rinsed
1 package (6 ounce) fresh baby spinach, torn
1/2 cup dried cranberries

Dressing:

3 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons orange juice
1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
1 tablespoon maple syrup
2 garlic cloves, minced
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1 green onion, finely chopped
1/2 cup chopped pecans, toasted

Directions:

In a small saucepan, bring water to a boil. Add quinoa. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 12 - 15 minutes or until water is absorbed. Remove from heat; fluff with a fork.

In a large bowl, combine the warm quinoa, spinach and cranberries. For dressing, in a small bowl, whisk the oil, orange juice, vinegar, maple syrup, garlic, salt and pepper. Stir in onion. Pour over quinoa mixture; toss to coat. Sprinkle with pecans before serving.

10 servings