Make-Ahead Spinach Salad In A Jar

• 5 (16 oz) pint jars
• 2 cups water
• 1 cup quinoa
• Dressing:
• 3 tablespoons fresh squeezed orange juice
• 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
• 1/4 teaspoon grated orange zest
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon curry powder
• 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/4 cup light olive oil
• Salad:
• 2/3 cup dried cherries
• 1/2 cup crumbled goat cheese
• 5 cups tightly packed fresh spinach
• 5 tablespoons chopped walnuts

1. Bring water and quinoa to a boil in a saucepan. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until quinoa is tender, 15 to 20 minutes. Allow to cool.
2. Whisk orange juice, vinegar, orange zest, salt, curry powder, and pepper together in a small bowl. Slowly drizzle in olive oil, whisking continuously until well blended.
3. Line up 5 pint jars in an assembly line fashion.
4. Place 1 1/2 tablespoons of dressing into the bottom of each jar. Place 1/2 cup cooked quinoa into each jar, and top with 2 tablespoons cherries. Add 1 1/2 tablespoons goat cheese on top of the cherries. Top with 1 cup of spinach per jar and pack down tightly to remove air pockets; jars should be filled to the top. Finish each jar with 1 tablespoon walnuts. Cover jars and refrigerate until ready to eat.

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Taken from www.allrecipes.com/recipe/266828/make-ahead-spinach-salad-in-a-jar/ (may not work)