Quinoa Salad

Ingredients

• 2 C water or chicken broth
• 1 C uncooked quinoa
• 1/2 C crumbled feta cheese
• 1/2 C chopped pecans
• 1/2 C chopped green onions
• 1/2 C dried cranberries
• zest of 1 orange
• Citrus Dressing
• 1/4 C freshly sqeezed orange juice
• 2 T olive or canola oil
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1/2 T kosher salt
• 10 cracks black pepper
• 2 T creole or other mild coarse-grained mustard

Instructions

1. Bring water or chicken broth to a boil in a medium saucepan. Add quinoa and cover with a tight-fitting lid. Reduce heat to simmer and cook 20 minutes. Remove from heat, allow to stand 5 minutes and then fluff with a fork. Chill.
2. Toss chilled quinoa, cheese, pecans, onions, cranberries, and orange zest together. Drizzle citrus dressing over the mixture and then toss quickly to combine. Serve cold.
3. Dressing instructions
4. Whisk ingredients together. If possible, refrigerate at least 1 hour before serving.