Orange Mango Quinoa
Prep Time 20 min
Cook Time 16 Min
Servings 6
Difficulty Easy
Ingredients
- 2 cups Santa Cruz Organic® Orange Mango Flavored Juice Blend
- OR 2 cups Santa Cruz Organic® Apricot Nectar Flavored Juice Blend
- 1 cup truRoots® Organic Quinoa
- 1/3 cup chopped dried apricots
- 1/3 cup chopped dried mango
- 1/3 cup dried currants
- 1 tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tbsp. Santa Cruz Organic® Pure Lime Juice
- 1/8 tsp. salt
- 1/4 tsp. ground cumin
- 1/8 tsp. ground cinnamon
- 1 tbsp. chopped fresh chives
- 1/4 cup pine nuts, toasted*
Directions
- Step 1
BRING juice to boil in 2-quart saucepan over medium-high heat. Stir in quinoa. Return to boil; cover. Simmer 16 to 18 minutes or until soft and translucent. Stir in apricots, mango and currants. Cool to room temperature.
- Step 2
WHISK olive oil, lime juice, salt, cumin and cinnamon in small bowl. Pour over quinoa. Add 1 tablespoon chives and pine nuts. Stir until evenly moistened. Garnish with additional chives, as desired.
- Step 3
*To toast pine nuts: Place in dry nonstick skillet. Cook over medium heat, shaking pan until nuts are lightly browned. Remove from pan immediately to avoid over-browning.
Serving size
(1/6 of recipe)
- Calories 280
- Calories from Fat70g
- Total Fat 8g
- Saturated Fat 1g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0g
- Monounsaturated Fat 0g
- Cholesterol 0mg
- Sodium 65mg
- Potassium 0mg
- Total Carbohydrates 48g
- Dietary Fiber 3g
- Sugars 29g
- Protein 5g
- Vitamin A 0%
- Vitamin C 0%
- Vitamin D 0%
- Calcium 0%
- Thiamin 0%
- Niacin 0%
- Zinc 0%
- Riboflavin 0%
- Iron 0%
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet