Good for you, and tastes good too! Sweet dried fruits and coconut complement nutritious quinoa in this chilled side dish.
Tropical Quinoa Salad
- Prep Time 25 min
- Total 1 hr 25 min
- Servings 10
- Ingredients 10
Ingredients
- 1 cup uncooked quinoa
- 2 cups water
- 1 bag (6 oz) dried pineapple, chopped (about 1 cup)
- 1 bag (5 oz) dried mango, chopped (about 1 cup)
- 1 bag (2 oz) chopped macadamia nuts (about 1/2 cup)
- 1/2 cup sweetened dried cranberries
- 2 tablespoons orange marmalade
- 1/4 cup orange juice
- 1/4 cup flaked coconut
- 10 leaves Bibb lettuce
Instructions
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Step1In 2-quart saucepan, heat quinoa and water to boiling; reduce heat to low. Cover; cook 10 to 15 minutes or until water is absorbed.
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Step2Meanwhile, in large bowl, mix remaining ingredients except coconut and lettuce. Stir in quinoa. Cover; refrigerate at least 1 hour or until serving time.
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Step3Sprinkle coconut in ungreased heavy skillet. Cook over medium-low heat 6 to 10 minutes, stirring frequently until browning begins, then stirring constantly until light brown. Cool.
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Step4To serve, spoon 1/2 cup salad onto each lettuce leaf; sprinkle with toasted coconut.
Nutrition
250
Calories
7g
Total Fat
3g
Protein
44g
Total Carbohydrate
27g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 250
- Calories from Fat
- 60
- Total Fat
- 7g
- 10%
- Saturated Fat
- 1 1/2g
- 8%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 0mg
- 0%
- Sodium
- 25mg
- 1%
- Potassium
- 320mg
- 9%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 44g
- 15%
- Dietary Fiber
- 3g
- 15%
- Sugars
- 27g
- Protein
- 3g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 6%
- 6%
- Vitamin C
- 10%
- 10%
- Calcium
- 4%
- 4%
- Iron
- 8%
- 8%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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