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Fancy Quinoa Kale and Apple Salad
Monica Leake

Fancy Quinoa Kale and Apple Salad

This is my favorite salad for fall. It's super healthy and delicious! Crisp apples and crunchy walnuts with fancy goat cheese. It's the most appetizing salad for the season. Makes a great side dish for your Autumn meals. Also a Perfect hostess dish.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course: Salad
Cuisine: American
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup quinoa
  • 6 cups chopped kale remove thick stems
  • 2 apples chopped honeycrisp are my favorite or any red apple
  • 1 cup walnuts
  • 1/2 cup dried cranberries
  • 4 oz goat cheese crumbled
  • 1/2 cup olive oil
  • 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
  • 2 tbsp honey
  • 1/2 tsp dijon mustard

Method
 

  1. Cook quinoa and cool, set aside.
  2. Whisk together dressing ingredients: olive oil, lemon, honey, dijon in a separate bowl.
  3. Steam kale just until softened for about 2 mins. Drain water. Then add half the dressing and toss.
  4. Mix in remaining ingredients: add apples, quinoa, cranberries and walnuts. Add rest of dressing. Top with goat cheese.
  5. Serve

Notes

Stores well in fridge for about a day.