Quinoa Salad with Dried Cherries & Pistachios

Name: Quinoa Salad with Dried Cherries & Pistachios
Yield: Makes 4 Servings
Ingredients: freshly ground pepper, to taste; quinoa, 1 cup (8 oz/250 g); extra-virgin olive oil, 2 tbsp; radicchio, ½ head (about 4 oz/125 g), cored and thinly sliced; balsamic vinegar, ¼ cup (2 fl oz/60 ml); sea salt, ¼ tsp; fresh flat-leaf parsley, 3 Tbsp chopped; pistachios, ¼ cup (1 oz/30 g), chopped; dried tart cherries, ¼ cup (1 oz/30 g)

Preparation info

Makes
4
Servings

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Healthy in a Hurry

By Karen Ansel and Charity Ferreira

Published 2012

About

Once you start using quinoa in salads, chances are you’ll get hooked; it is a no-fuss grain that is extremely forgiving to cook, yielding tender pearls full of nutty flavor. Use this recipe as a starting point, swapping in other fresh ingredients such as kale, corn, and cilantro.

Ingredients

quinoa, 1 cup (8 oz/250 g)
radicchio,

Side dish
Lunch
Vegan

Method

Put quinoa in a fine-mesh strainer and rinse well under cold water. In a saucepan, bring 2 cups (16 fl oz/500