Quinoa Salad with Mint, Almonds and Cranberries

A refreshing quinoa salad has lots of healthy ingredients like almond, cranberries, and kale.

• Preparation Time: 25 mins
• Cooking Time: 15 mins
• Total Time: 40 mins
• Calories: 438 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 lemon, juiced
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 2 cups chicken broth
• 1 cup quinoa
• 1 scallion, thinly sliced
• 1 cup coarsely chopped kale
• 18 grape tomatoes, halved
• 0.5 cup sliced carrots
• 0.5 cup sliced celery
• 0.5 teaspoon lemon zest
• 0.5 cup dried cranberries
• 0.5 cup coarsely chopped mint leaves
• 0.5 cup dry-roasted almonds, unsalted

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Bring the chicken broth to a boil in a saucepan over high heat. Add quinoa, reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until the quinoa is tender and the liquid has been absorbed, about 13 minutes. Stir in olive oil; fluff quinoa with a fork. Set aside to cool slightly.

Step 2

Stir mint, almonds, dried cranberries, kale, carrots, celery, scallion, grape tomatoes, lemon juice, and lemon zest. Season to taste with salt and ground black pepper.