Kale Quinoa Salad

Kale quinoa salad is a combo of super foods paired with a ton of flavor from a tasty dressing and other great whole food ingredients.

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 20

Total Time 30

Course Salad

Cuisine American

Servings serving

Calories 354 kcal

Ingredients

Salad

1 cup quinoa, dry
2 cup kale, chopped
15 ounce can of chickpeas, drained & rinsed
1/2 medium red onion, diced
1 medium red bell pepper, deseeded & diced
1 cup sliced almond

Dressing

1/2 cup olive oil
2 lemon, squeezed
2 tablespoon honey
2 clove garlic, grated
1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon black pepper

Instructions

To start, tenderize the kale first. Chop up the kale into smaller pieces then drizzle with 1 tsp salt and 3 TB olive oil. Next, take your hand and crunch the kale and giving a light massage to it. Not so rough you tear the pieces. After, allow the kale to sit while you prepare everything else.
Now, prepare the quinoa according to the package.
While quinoa is cooking and kale is tenderizing prep everything else.
For the dressing, squeeze 2 lemons into a bowl then add in honey. Microwave about 10-15 seconds then stir until the honey has dissolved.
Next, add in oil, grate a clove of garlic and add in apple cider vinegar with salt and pepper. Give everything a mix then sat aside.
Now, you want to dice the red bell pepper removing the stems and seeds. Also, dice the red onion.
Once quinoa has cooked, add the kale and quinoa together in a large bowl.
Then, add in chopped bell pepper, diced onion, drained and rinsed chickpeas, sliced almonds and pour dressing over the top.
Give everything an even toss. The heavier ingredients will want to settle to the bottom. Make note of this before serving. Now, taste for salt and pepper then serve.

Nutrition

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Nutritional values shown are general guidelines and reflect information for 1 serving using the ingredients listed, not including any optional ingredients. Actual macros may vary slightly depending on specific brands and types of ingredients used.

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