The first time I had a quinoa dish that caught my attention was at the Whole Foods in Westwood, CA. All I got was a quick lunch of cranberry quinoa salad. It looked ordinary enough, but let me tell you. I still think about this salad. And that was about 2 years ago. I had to google the recipe to see if I could find the recipe online, and a brilliant food blogger, In Corpore Sano, posted his/her version. The person couldn’t get the recipe from the Whole Foods store(they kindly declined), but s/he luckily made up a recipe that is pretty darn close to what I ate. I make this salad about once a week, and I always toss in new ingredients to jazz things up, such as chopped walnuts, grape tomatoes, dried figs, crumbled goat cheese, and chopped cucumbers. Why do I love this dish? Because it's perfectly portable, doesn't wilt, and it's beautifully crisp and fresh!

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