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Kale & Quinoa Chopped Salad
Kale & Quinoa Chopped Salad - - Salad: curly kale (chopped into small pieces (I used a large bag of pre-chopped kale)), quinoa (cooked), dark purple or black grapes (halved), red bell pepper (chopped into small pi…
Ingredients
- cups
- curly kale
- chopped into small pieces (I used a large bag of pre-chopped kale)
- Salad
- d:8
- cup
- quinoa
- cooked
- d:1
- 1 1/2
- dark purple or black grapes
- halved
- d:1.5
- red bell pepper
- chopped into small pieces
- 1/4
- raw sunflower seeds
- d:0.25
- crumbled feta cheese
- large
- lemon
- juiced
- Lemon Vinaigrette
- olive oil
- tablespoon
- honey
- sprinkle
- of salt & pepper
- d:0
- dijon mustard
- 1/2
- balsamic vinegar
- Balsamic Vinaigrette
- d:0.5
- tbsp
- d:3
- cloves
- garlic
- minced
- 3/4
- tsp
- salt & pepper
- d:0.75
Steps
- In a large skillet, heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil over medium-high heat.
- Wilt the kale in the skillet just a little, to take out some of the bitterness and toughness.
- Add the kale to a large salad bowl.
- Add the rest of the salad ingredients to the bowl and toss well.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the vinaigrette ingredients, and pour over the salad. Toss well.
- Finish off with a pinch of salt. Refrigerate until ready to serve.