Kale and Quinoa Salad

Delicious and nutritious! This salad is sure to please the crowd! And with so many options to mix and match to your tastes, you can't go wrong. You can play with the kale-to-quinoa ratio to make this your own. Use alternative nuts and dried fruit to customize to your own taste buds.

• Preparation Time: 5 mins
• Cooking Time: 15 mins
• Total Time: 20 mins
• Calories: 439 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 2 cups water
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 cup pecans
• ¾ cup crumbled feta cheese
• 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
• 1 cup quinoa
• 10 leaves kale, cut into small pieces
• 1 large garlic clove, minced
• 1 teaspoon fresh cracked black pepper
• ½ teaspoon ground sea salt
• 1 cup currants

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Bring water to a boil in a saucepan. Stir quinoa into the boiling water, reduce heat to medium-low, place cover on the saucepan, and cook until water absorbs into the quinoa, about 12 minutes. Remove saucepan from heat and let rest covered for 5 minutes. Remove cover and allow quinoa to cool completely.

Step 2

Put kale in a large mixing bowl.

Step 3

Whisk olive oil, lemon juice, Dijon mustard, garlic, pepper, and salt together in a bowl until oil emulsifies into the mixture; drizzle over kale. Add cooled quinoa, pecans, currants, and feta cheese to the dressed kale and toss to incorporate.