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recipe

CRANBERRY
QUINOA
SALAD

Cassandra Bodzak

Ingredients SPICED CIDER BALSAMIC GLAZE: your sliced apples, cranberries, apple
cider and pumpkin pie spice. Keep it
 1 cup of quinoa / a little less than 2 cups 2 Tbsp. balsamic vinegar on a low heat and let it simmer as the
2 Tbsp. olive oil fruit absorbs the cider and spices and
of water to boil it in ¼ cup reduced cider the liquid reduces. Keep checking on
 1 head of romanesco 1 Tbsp. of Dijon mustard the fruit and moving it around the pan
 ½ apple sliced salt & pepper to taste for 10 minutes or so until the liquid has
 ½ cup of cranberries reduced and saturated the fruits.
 ¼ cup slivered almonds Steps  In a frying pan on another burner, place
 2 cups of baby kale  Preheat your oven to 425 degrees and the remaining 2 tsp. of your oil, your baby
 ¼ cup chopped white onion lightly grease a baking sheet with some kale, onions and garlic and sauté until kale
 ¼ cup chopped garlic of your oil. is wilted and onions are clear. When all
 4 Tbsp. of coconut oil, macadamia nut  Next, take a medium saucepan and liquid has evaporated from quinoa, take
fill it with your quinoa, water and a little it off the burner and place into a medium
oil or olive oil salt. Keep the pan on medium heat and bowl. Add in kale, roasted romanesco and
 1 cup of organic apple cider start stirring the quinoa when water fruit (with remaining cider drained and
 2 tsp. of pumpkin pie spice starts boiling. put to side for the glaze).
 Slice up your romanesco and place it  In a separate small bowl, whisk together
on your baking sheet, drizzle with a little the ingredients for the spiced cider
more oil and season however you like. balsamic glaze. When combined, drizzle
Place that in the oven to roast for about it over your quinoa salad and place into a
10-15 minutes while moving the pieces serving dish. Sprinkle your almonds over
around so that they evenly roast. the top to garnish, and you are done!
 In a separate small saucepan, place

Cassandra Bodzak is a global meditation & wellness teacher. She’s an author, speaker and
TV personality who works with clients one on one all over the world. www.cassandrabodzak.com
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