Salads with shallots

1 cup quinoa 4 cups water 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/4 cup dried cranberries 1/4 cup fresh lime juice 1/4 cup olive oil 2 teaspoons honey 2 cloves garlic, minced 1[...]

1/4 c. low-sodium soy sauce 4 x garlic cloves chopped 1 tsp freshly grnd pepper 1 Tbsp. asian sesame oil 1/2 lb london broil 1/4 c. rice wine vinegar 2 Tbsp.[...]

1 Tbsp. split mung dal 1 lrg European cucumber 1 x Granny Smith apple 1 x green cayenne pepper     or possibly two jalapeno chilies seeded and chopped 3/4 c.[...]