Wilted Spinach Quinoa Salad with Cranberries and Bacon
Love this Wilted Spinach Quinoa Salad with Cranberries and Bacon. I could eat it alone as an entree salad or along side a nice juciy tenderlion or grilled shrimp.
Wilted Spinach Quinoa Salad with Cranberries and Bacon
Recipe type: Salad
Ingredients
- 1 cup quino (cooked to package directions)
- 1 package (6 ounces) fresh baby spinach, torn
- 6-8 slices crispy bacon
- ½ cup dried cranberries
- ¼ cup green onion, finely chopped
- ½ cup glazed walnuts pieces
- DRESSING:
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
- 1 tablespoon agave syrup
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ⅛ teaspoon pepper
Instructions
- In a small saucepan, bring water to a boil. Add quinoa. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 12-15 minutes or until water is absorbed. Remove from the heat; fluff with a fork.
- In a large bowl, combine the warm quinoa, spinach, green onions, bacon and cranberries.
- For dressing, in a small sauce pan, whisk the oil, vinegar, agave syrup, garlic, salt and pepper. Warm over moderate heat. Pour over quinoa mixture; toss to coat. Sprinkle with walnuts.
The salad looks great! And I love that you used the agave syrup.
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Happy SITS day! My guys will love this salad!
JDaniel4′s Mom recently posted..Opening the Door to Snow
You reeled me in with the Spinach, enticed me with the Quinoa and sealed it with the BACON!!! Got’s to try this. Happy SITS Day!
Blessings~
Alethea
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Spinach and quinoa are two of my favourite things! will have to think about putting them together in a salad like this one! Thanks for stopping by my blog and commenting! I’m following you via google plus!
Sara Turner (@Turner_SR) recently posted..Three Random Things Feb 20/13
Sara, I also like to add grilled shrimp or salmon to this for an all-in-one meal!