Quinoa Salad with Carrot, Orange and Cranberries

This is another brilliant quinoa salad that is great for a crowd. It's festive, it's colourful and most importantly, it is absolutely delicious. The quinoa can be cooked in advance so all that is left to do is add everything else, toss and serve. I used tamari roasted almonds because I had them, but plain roasted almonds or toasted slivered almonds or raw almonds all work equally well.

2 cups of quinoa, cooked and cooled

1 large carrot, grated

seeds of one pomegranate

2/3 cup dried cranberries

2/3 cup tamari roast almonds, chopped

zest of one orange

½ bunch coriander, shredded

½ bunch parsley, shredded

½ bunch mint, shredded

dressing

juice of one orange

¼ cup olive oil

½ tspn cumin

½ tspn cinnamon

pinch salt

1 tspn maple syrup

1 tbspn white wine vinegar

Whisk together dressing ingredients. Combine other ingredients in a large bowl, pour over dressing and mix to combine.