Kale and Quinoa Salad
The kale is marinated in a lemon vinaigrette. You’ll soak the kale for about 30 minutes, the dressing’s lemon base will soften the kale and season it. Add the romano cheese, nuts and cranberries before serving.
Course
breakfast
,
lunch
,
Main Dish
,
snack
Cuisine
Mediterranean
,
Vegan
Servings
Prep Time
5
10
min
Servings
Prep Time
5
10
min
Ingredients
2
c
cooked quinoa
see recipe – https://www.onedailystep.com/recipe/quinoa/
1
bunch
Kale
Washed and chopped
3/4
c
Slivered almonds
1/4
c
Dried cranberries
1/2
c
Pecorino romano cheese
Dressing
2
Tbspn
Lemon Juice
1
Tbspn
Dijon Mustard
1/2
c
Red Onion chopped fine
1
clove
garlic
Mash and then chop it finely
1
tspn
Honey
Salt/pepper
to taste
1/8
tspn
Cumin powder
Instructions
Whisk all dressing ingredients together in a small bowl. Season with salt/pepper to your taste.
Let stand for 1/2 hour.
In larger bowl, combine kale and dressing.
Let this marinade for a 1/2 hour up to 2 hours.
When you are ready to serve, toss in the quinoa with the kale. Add almonds, cranberries and romano cheese.
Serve