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Quinoa-Almond Salad

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Betty Crocker's Heart Healthy Cookbook shares a recipe! Enjoy this nutty quinoa-almond salad recipe that’s ready in less than an hour – perfect for a side dish.

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PREP TIME 10 Min
TOTAL TIME 50 Min
SERVINGS 6

Quinoa-Almond Salad

1: cup uncooked quinoa, rinsed

2: cups water

1/2: teaspoon salt

1/2: cup coarsely shredded carrot (about 1 small)

1/4: cup sliced almonds, toasted*

1/4: cup dried cherries or cranberries

Balsamic Vinaigrette

2: tablespoons chopped fresh parsley

2: tablespoons canola or soybean oil

2: tablespoons balsamic vinegar

1/2: teaspoon salt

: Dash of pepper

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1 Heat quinoa, water and salt to boiling in 2-quart saucepan, stirring once or twice; reduce heat to low. Cover and simmer 12 to 15 minutes or until tender.
2 Remove saucepan from heat; let stand 5 minutes. Fluff quinoa with fork; cool 15 minutes.
3 In small bowl, beat all vinaigrette ingredients with whisk.
4 Mix vinaigrette, quinoa and remaining salad ingredients in large bowl. Serve warm, or cover and refrigerate about 4 hours or until chilled.

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Expert Tips

To toast nuts, bake uncovered in ungreased shallow pan in 350° oven about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until golden brown. Or cook in ungreased heavy skillet over medium-low heat 5 to 7 minutes, stirring frequently until browning begins, then stirring constantly until golden brown.

“The addition of almonds and other nuts to my diet helps lower cholesterol, and this colorful salad is a great way to add them.” Wanda S.

Adding toasted nuts to grains, such as quinoa, really brings out the flavor. Quinoa is higher in unsaturated (good) fats and lower in carbohydrates than most grains and is considered a complete protein, so there are many reasons to include it in a heart-healthy diet.

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Nutrition Information:

1 Serving (1 Serving)

Calories 200

(Calories from Fat 80),

Total Fat 9g

(Saturated Fat 1/2g,
Trans Fat 0g),

Cholesterol 0mg;
Sodium 400mg;
Total Carbohydrate 26g

(Dietary Fiber 3g,
Sugars 6g),

Protein 5g;

Percent Daily Value*:

Exchanges:

2 Starch;
0 Fruit;
0 Other Carbohydrate;
0 Skim Milk;
0 Low-Fat Milk;
0 Milk;
0 Vegetable;
0 Very Lean Meat;
0 Lean Meat;
0 High-Fat Meat;
1 Fat;

Carbohydrate Choices:

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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Posted 1/2/2013 11:28:03 AM REPORT ABUSE VonnegutFan said:

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I found the amount of almond and cranberry in the instrustions rather skimpy so increased the amount I put in. Next time I will also reduce the amount of salt since it was just a touch salty. Over all though I found this!

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Posted 10/3/2011 7:08:19 PM REPORT ABUSE KathyAnd said:

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This is wonderful but I love/like way more balsamic vinegar than it called for. I used a balsamic vingerette and added more balsamic vinegar. I also added some green onion, chopped. I think I might add some black beans next time.

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