Cranberry nut quinoa salad

I had to get this down before I forgot. I just came up with it and thought it was pretty tasty. 

I needed to bring a salad to a friend's Christmas Eve Dinner. I didn't want to bring a generic green salad. I had quinoa on hand and searched Pinterest for inspiration. I found some ideas but nothing really spoke to me. Anyways... This is what I came up with :

1 C- quinoa

2 C- water

1 tsp chicken bouillon

• Add all ingredients in a pan, turn on high. When it starts to boil, cover and turn down to simmer for 15 minutes. Fluff with a fork and cool. 

1/2 C toasted nuts, walnuts and/or pecans ( I used both)

1/2 C craisons

1/2 C feta crumbles

fresh baby spinach- I grabbed handfuls, chopped and added some at a time, until it looked right to me

• Add these ingredients to the chilled quinoa. 

For the dressing, I improvised. 

My Recipe:

2 tbsp olive oil

2 tbsp honey

1 small clove of garlic, pressed

kosher salt

fresh ground pepper

lemon juice, about 1 tsp

hot water to thin the dressing out

• When you whisk the honey and olive oil together, it gets really thick, so that's when I add a little water. I taste and adjust as needed. 
• Pour over the salad and mix and chill.