{recipe of the week} Quinoa Waldorf Salad

I've been on a quinoa kick since I posted last week's recipe for Vegetable, Walnut and Roasted Garlic Quinoa so I thought it would be fun to post another yummy quinoa recipe!

I am IN. LOVE with quinoa.  It's healthy; it's delicious; it can be made many, many ways -- and it's easy!  Way too easy for how healthy it is!  And, by the way, you can pick up a HUGE bag of Organic Quinoa (7lbs., I think) at Costco for around $8.50.

On to the recipe...
** This makes a great lunchbox addition! You can also add some diced/shredded chicken to it.

Quinoa Waldorf Salad
(sorry no picture this week)

• 1 cup water
• 1 cup apple juice
• ½ tsp. cinnamon
• 1 cup quinoa, well rinsed and drained
• 2 large red or green apples, diced
• 1 cup chopped celery
• ½ cup dried cranberries
• ½ cup chopped walnuts
• 1 cup non-fat vanilla yogurt (I like plain, non fat Greek yogurt best)

1. Place water, apple juice, cinnamon and rinsed quinoa in a saucepan and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat, cover and simmer until all of the liquid is absorbed, approximately 15 minutes. Cool, transfer quinoa to a large mixing bowl and refrigerate, covered, at least 1 hour.
2. Add apples, celery, dried cranberries and walnuts to quinoa. Mix well. Fold in yogurt. Serve immediately.