Red Quinoa Salad with Toasted Pecans & Apricots

Red Quinoa Salad with Toasted Pecans & Apricots

We served this at a vegan meeting with spiralized zucchini and sun dried tomatoes dressing and sautéed Swiss chard with lentils.
Servings 6 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup red quinoa rinsed well and cooked according to package directions
  • 12 dried apricots chopped
  • 0.5 cup pecans gently toasted
  • 1 fresh parsley chopped
  • 1 slice red onion minced
  • 1 lemon juiced
  • 0.25 cup olive oil or more if needed
  • 2 drops stevia or teaspoon of honey
  • 1 salt

Instructions
 

  • Fluff and cool the quinoa. Combine with apricots, pecans, parsley and onion. Whisk the lemon, olive oil, stevia or honey and salt. Taste. It may need a little more oil. Fold dressing into red quinoa.  (Recipe #711)