Side dishe for 6
Cranberry Quinoa Walnut Salad
$5.04for 430 minServes 6
Cooked quinoa joins cranberries, broccoli, and green onion with sweet walnuts and a bright garlic citrus dressing.
Photo: peasandcrayons.com
What it costs
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| Ingredient | Amount | Cost | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Quinoa, couscous, barley$0.20/oz typical | 6 oz | $1.20Typical price |
 | Broth or stock$0.07/oz typical | 10 oz | $0.73Typical price |
| Cranberry sauce$0.12/oz typical | 4.5 oz | $0.54Typical price |
 | Broccoli$1.99/lb typical | 0.15 lb | $0.28Typical price |
| Green onions$1.19 each typical | a little | $0.15Typical price |
 | Nuts and seeds$0.70/oz typical | 4.5 oz | $3.15Typical price |
 | Butter$0.40/oz typical | 0.5 oz | $0.20Typical price |
| Garlic$0.75 each typical | a little | $0.08Typical price |
 | Juice, soda and mixers$0.04/oz typical | 0.5 oz | $0.02Typical price |
 | Lemons and limes$0.60 each typical | 0.25 | $0.20Typical price |
| Total for the servings shown | $7.56 | ||
Pantry staples you likely have
Salt and pepperSyrups, molasses, powdered sugarHoney or maple syrupOlive and cooking oil
Not included in the cost.
Swaps
- Swap Butter for Margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices
- 30 minstart to table
- Mediumdifficulty
- 6servings as written
- $typical cost tier
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Typical price
$1.26 per serving$5.04 for 4
Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.
Ingredients
- 1 cup dry quinoa
- 1 1/4 cups vegetable broth
- 1/2 cup fresh cranberries
- 3/4 cup fresh broccoli florets
- 2 tbsp chopped green onion
- salt and pepper to taste (optional)
- 1 cup unsalted walnuts
- 1 tbsp unsalted butter
- 2 tsp brown sugar
- 2 tbsp honey
- the teeniest pinch of salt
- 2 tbsp light olive oil or grape seed oil
- 1 clove garlic
- 1 tbsp fresh lime juice
- 1 tbsp orange juice
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 1/8 tsp black pepper
Steps
- Rinse the quinoa, then simmer it with the vegetable broth in a covered saucepan for 15 minutes.
- Toast the walnuts, butter, brown sugar, honey, and pinch of salt in a skillet over medium heat for 4 to 5 minutes.
- Spread the walnuts on a plate to cool, then break them into pieces.
- Whisk the oil, garlic, lime juice, orange juice, salt, and pepper in a large bowl.
- Fluff the quinoa and stir it into the dressing with the cranberries, broccoli, and green onion.
- Top the salad with the cooled candied walnuts and season with salt and pepper.
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