This is a short and sweet post to welcome in the weekend.
While idly browsing some food blogs, I came across this recipe for Dried Cherry Quinoa Salad on Where's The Beef? by Cindy and Michael. I have had some quinoa from FFwD around the house for a while, and thought this would be a perfect way to use some more of it.
My substitutions - I used red quinoa instead of white, I used lentils instead of chickpeas (because I thought my can of lentils was a can of chickpeas!), and use dried cranberries instead of dried cherries.
Verdict super tasty - and don't skip the dried fruit, as this is what made it for me. Just when I thought I couldn't stand any more quinoa, along came a dried cranberry to sweeten things up - perfect.
Have a great weekend.
That looks good and pretty! I have never had red quinoa, maybe this is the time to search that out and give it a go.
ReplyDeleteThe lentils sound like a tasty substitution in this dish! Great short and sweet post!
ReplyDeleteI've never used red quinoa, only white. I wonder what the difference is?
ReplyDeleteThis sounds good. I've only had quinoa warm, but a cold salad sounds like a great change.
ReplyDeleteNice coincidence since I just bought a ton of quinao at the market today! This sounds just lovely!
ReplyDeleteI love lentils in salad - sounds delicious
ReplyDeleteYay, glad you liked it! We remade it recently and funnily enough also used canned lentils instead of chickpeas.
ReplyDeleteI definitely agree that it's the dried berries that make it, we never skimp on them. :-D
It's a great recipe, thanks Cindy
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