Spiced Quinoa Salad with Apricots, Olives, and Goat Cheese

Spiced Quinoa Salad with Apricots, Olives, and Goat Cheese

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Keywords

  • Main Courses
  • Cheese
  • Fruits & Vegetables
  • Grains
  • Make Ahead
  • Salads
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Cooking tools:

  • Microplane
  • Colander
  • Chef's knife
  • Cutting board
  • Saucepan
  • Baking sheet
  • Mixing bowl
  • Whisk
  • Measuring cup
  • Measuring spoon
  • Wooden spoon
  • Stove
  • Refrigerator
  • Airtight container

Ingredients

  • 1¼ cups quinoa
  • ¾ teaspoon table salt, plus salt for cooking quinoa
  • ½ cup extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest plus ¼ cup juice (2 lemons)
  • 1 garlic clove, minced
  • 1 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • ⅛ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 4 ounces goat cheese, crumbled (1 cup)
  • ½ cup dried apricots, chopped
  • ½ cup pitted Castelvetrano olives, chopped
  • ½ cup walnuts, toasted and chopped
  • ½ cup chopped fresh parsley
  • ½ cup chopped fresh mint
  • 6 scallions, sliced thin

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