Quinoa and Apple Breakfast Casserole Recipe - Forks Over Knives

Ingredients

• ¾ cup chopped pitted fresh or frozen sweet cherries
• ½ cup chopped walnuts
• 1½ cups cooked quinoa
• 1½ cups chopped pitted dates
• 1 cup orange juice
• 1 tablespoon orange zest
• 2 teaspoons grated fresh ginger
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ¼ teaspoon sea salt
• 1 tablespoon avocado oil (optional, <a href="#h-tips">learn more</a>)
• 4 Gala or Fuji apples, cored and very thinly sliced
• 2 tablespoons almond or sesame butter (see tip in intro)
• 1 tablespoon sesame seeds