Super Food Kale Quinoa Salad
Servings
8servings
Servings
8servings
Ingredients
Instructions
Cook Your Quinoa
  1. If needed cook your quinoa according to package directions.
  2. After quinoa finishes cooking, empty into a bowl or on a cookie sheet to allow to cool. If you are not making this in advance, speed up the cooling by placing it in the refrigerator. Room temperature quinoa works great.
Prepare Your Kale
  1. Immerse kale bunch in a large bowl of water to clean. I find it easiest to run my serrated knife down the stem of the kale at this point to remove the leaves and discard the stems. Strain and rinse the kale leaves and allow to dry while you prepare fruit and nuts.
Maple Glazed Walnuts
  1. Add chopped walnuts to a dry skillet over medium heat. Shake occasionally until walnuts are lightly toasted.
  2. Add maple syrup and stir to coat evenly. Sprinkle evenly with salt. Taste and adjust if necessary. Spoon nuts to plate or parchment paper and allow to cool.
Put it All Together
  1. Shred the kale into bite-size pieces with a serrated knife and place in a large clean bowl. Sprinkle lemon juice over kale and drizzle evenly with oil, honey and salt. Most massaged kale recipes I’ve seen say to mix the dressing first, but I have found it works great to drizzle the dressing ingredients over the kale and then mix as I massage, thus saving some time and dishes. Massage the dressing into the kale until kale wilts and turns a darker green color.
  2. Stir in quinoa and fruit and mix well. Top with nuts just before serving. If you plan to have leftovers, you may wish to keep some nuts and salad separate as the nuts will soften after storage.