How to Cook Tasty Orange pistachio quinoa salad

Orange pistachio quinoa salad.

You can have Orange pistachio quinoa salad using 12 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Orange pistachio quinoa salad

1. You need 3 cups of water.
2. Prepare 1 cup of quinoa rinsed in strainer.
3. It's 1/2 cup of farro.
4. Prepare 2 cups of chopped romaine.
5. You need 1 can (15 oz) of garbanzo beans drained.
6. Prepare 1 can (15 oz) of mandarin oranges drained.
7. You need 1 of medium cucumber halved and sliced.
8. Prepare 1 cup of shelled toasted pistachios.
9. You need 1/3 cup of finely chopped onion.
10. You need 1 of medium navel orange.
11. Prepare 2 tbs of olive oil.
12. You need of Salt and pepper to taste.

Orange pistachio quinoa salad instructions

1. Boil water, add quinoa and farro. Return to boil and then reduce heat to a simmer for 10-15 minutes until water is absorbed. Cool..
2. In a large bowl combine lettuce, beans, mandarin oranges,cucumber, onion, and cooled quinoa/ farro. In a small bowl add some finely grated zest from the orange and then squeeze juice from orange into bowl. Whisk in oil, salt and pepper. Add to salad and mix..
3. Add shelled pistachios to top of salad when serving. I like mine toasted..