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Autumn Apple Walnut Quinoa Salad

Delight your taste buds with this perfect Autumn Apple Walnut Quinoa Salad, featuring sweet apples, earthy walnuts, and a tangy maple vinaigrette. Ideal for lunch, dinner or as a scrumptious side dish during Thanksgiving celebrations.
5
15 min
TOTAL TIME
512
CALORIES
$1.83
PER SERVING
Autumn Apple Walnut Quinoa Salad
Ingredients
MAPLE VINAIGRETTE
6 SERVINGS
Garlic
1 clove garlic
minced
Extra-virgin Olive Oil
1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil
Lemon Juice
1 tbsp lemon juice
Apple Cider Vinegar
2 tbsp apple cider vinegar
Pure Maple Syrup
2 tbsp pure maple syrup
Dijon Mustard
2 tsp dijon mustard
Kosher Salt
1/2 tsp kosher salt
Black Pepper
1/4 tsp black pepper
SALAD
Fresh Spinach Leaves
3 cups fresh spinach leaves
Cooked Quinoa
2 cups cooked quinoa
Apples
1 1/2 cups apples
chopped
Chopped Walnuts
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
Kosher Salt
1/4 tsp kosher salt
Goat Cheese
1/3 cup goat cheese
crumbled
Dried Cranberries
1/3 cup dried cranberries
Black Pepper
1/8 tsp black pepper
Directions
MAPLE VINAIGRETTE
15 min
PREP TIME
15 min
TOTAL TIME
1
In a small bowl or jar, whisk together the extra-virgin olive oil, fresh lemon juice, apple cider vinegar, pure maple syrup, Dijon mustard, minced garlic, kosher salt, and black pepper. Set aside.
SALAD
2
In a large salad bowl, combine the fresh spinach leaves, cooked quinoa, chopped apples, dried cranberries, crumbled goat cheese, and chopped walnuts.
3
Season the salad with kosher salt and black pepper, and toss to mix.
4
Drizzle the maple vinaigrette over the salad and gently toss to coat. Serve immediately and savor the flavors of fall!
Health Info
Macros
55g
CARBS
27g
FAT
14g
PROTEIN
Allowed on these diets
GLUTEN FREE
MEDITERRANEAN
VEGETARIAN
Contains these allergens
MILK
TREE NUTS
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