Very Good! I pretty much made the quinoa as written except used chicken broth instead of water to cook it did not use almonds and used 3 green onions instead of a small onion. I placed a half cup of quinoa (without dressing) on a half cup of spinach and 10 halved grape tomatoes. I put 2 Tbsp. dressing on each portion (made 6). I calculated each portion was only 175 cals and it is so so good! The dressing makes it. Thanks.
Very Yummy & Satisfying! My Mom husband & I loved this recipe. I used chicken broth instead of water sauteed the red onion with the garlic & used golden raisens instead of apricots. Did not use quite so much spinach & put a little extra honey in the dressing. Topped with toasted walnuts instead of almonds. This really is a great quinoa recipe! We loved it! Pros: rather easy to put together Cons: none
Best Quinoa Salad Ever! This is one of the best salads I have ever eaten. I want to eat primarily vegetarian but have alwasy found the recipes to be bland. This has inspired me to seek out more vegetarian dishes that are as flavorful as this. I agree with other reviewers: The dressing makes it!!! Pros: Fresh tasty easy to prepare
I made this recipe for the first time 2 years ago when introduced to it by a friend and fell in love! It's so easy so tasty and very good for you. The measurements for the most part seem to work. I do agree about 8 cups being a bit much and I also only use 1/2 a red onion (it can be overpowering with the whole) but after awhile you can just eyeball everything to your liking and it will work out just fine. Sometimes I use mixed greens with spinach for variety but that's more of a preference thing. I've also added red quinoa to the mix which also worked out well. I also don't use all of the dressing but will sometimes use it with leftovers to moisten the quinoa mixture -- again that's just preference. All in all it's definitely a favorite in our household and a perfect summertime salad. Enjoy!
Num! Swapped in romaine and cukes. Love the spices and sweet.
Great make ahead dish The combination of flavors is very palate pleasing. Pros: Delicious and nutritious
This was a terrific dish. I used about half the spinach called for and the same amount of dressing and that seemed to come out about right - I'd make more dressing if I were going to do a full 8 cups of spinach. I also only used 1/2 of a medium-sized red onion. In the dressing I left out the yogurt because my dinner companion does not like it. Otherwise I followed the recipe. I'm a little skeptical that the first step of toasting the quinoa made a difference; I plan to try again without that just to save time. Toasting the sliced almonds definitely did make a difference though and they really added to the flavor of the dish. My results might have been improved by the fact that instead of pre-ground cumin from the store I used my personal stash of cumin which was cumin seeds that I had toasted and ground a few months ago. It makes the cumin much more flavorful. I also used fresh lemon juice.
