Quinoa Mandarin Salad - 4 pts

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Quinoa Mandarin Salad - 4 pts

 

Recipe By :Bob Greene's Best Life Diet

Serving Size : 6 Preparation Time :0:00

Categories : LowCal (Less than 300 calories LowFat (Less than 30%)

Veggie WW

 

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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Salad:

1 cup uncooked quinoa

1 can mandarin orange segments -- (11 ounce) drained, juice

reserved

2 cups Green Giant Select® frozen sugar snap peas

1/3 cup sliced green onions -- (about 6 medium)

Leaf lettuce leaves

Dressing:

1 Tbsp. honey

3 Tbsp. vinegar

2 Tbsp. olive oil -- or canola

1/4 tsp. salt

1/8 tsp. red pepper sauce

 

 

Rinse quinoa thoroughly with running cold water; drain well. Add enough water to

reserved mandarin orange liquid to make 2 cups.

 

In 2-quart saucepan, mix quinoa and orange liquid mixture; heat to boiling.

Reduce heat to medium-low; cover and simmer 12 minutes. Add sugar snap peas;

cover and cook 2 to 4 minutes or until quinoa is tender, liquid is absorbed and

peas are crisp-tender. Remove from heat. Stir in onions. Cool 10 minutes.

 

Meanwhile, in small jar with tight-fitting lid, place dressing ingredients;

shake well. Refrigerate until serving time.

 

In medium bowl, mix quinoa mixture and mandarin orange segments. Cover;

refrigerate 1 hour or until chilled.

 

Just before serving, line 4 individual salad plates with lettuce. Pour dressing

over salad; stir gently to coat. Spoon salad onto lettuce-lined plates..

 

Makes six 1-cup servings.

 

Did You Know? Uncooked quinoa has a bitter coating and therefore must be rinsed

and drained thoroughly before cooking.

 

Make It Special: Top this salad with toasted slivered almonds to complement the

lightly nutty flavor of the quinoa. To toast the almonds, spread them on a

cookie sheet and place them in a 350° oven for 5 to 10 minutes, stirring

frequently until golden brown. Immediately remove the almonds from the cookie

sheet to prevent further browning.

 

Description:

" 4 pts "

Source:

" Oprah.com "

S(Formatted by Chupa Babi):

" 01.24.08 "

Yield:

" 6 cups "

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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 202 Calories; 6g Fat (26.8% calories from

fat); 5g Protein; 33g Carbohydrate; 3g Dietary Fiber; 0mg Cholesterol; 103mg

Sodium. Exchanges: 1 1/2 Grain(Starch); 0 Vegetable; 1/2 Fruit; 1 Fat; 0 Other

Carbohydrates.

 

NOTES : Tiny, pearl-shaped grains of quinoa take a favorite salad combination to

a new level.

 

 

Nutr. Assoc. : 0 4673 4087 0 0 900810 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

 

 

 

 

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