Autumn Kale Apple and Quinoa Salad

By á-47184

Ingredients

• Salad:
• -1/2 cup tricolor dry quinoa
• - 6 cups slightly packed chopped kale
• - 2 crisp sweet apples, cored and chopped
• -1 cup walnuts, lightly toasted and roughly chopped
• -1/2 cup dried cranberries
• - 4 oz goat cheese, crumbled
• Dressing:
• -1/2 cup olive oil
• -1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
• -2 Tbsp honey
• - 1 1/2 tsp dijon mustard
• -salt to taste

Preparation

Step 1

1. Cook quinoa and cool: Cook quinoa according to directions on package and cool completely
2. Whisk dressing ingredients: While quinoa is cooling, whisk together olive oil, lemon juice, honey, dijon mustard and salt in a jar or bowl.
3. Pour 3/4 dressing over kale, chill. Add kale to a salad bowl, whisk dressing once more then pour 3/4 of the dressing over kale and toss until kale is evenly coated. Cover bowl and chill 15 minutes (Adding the dressing and letting it rest helps soften kale a bit).
4. Toss in remaining mix-ins and dressing. Remove salad from refrigerator, add apples, quinoa, walnuts, and cranberries. Pour remaining dressing over salad then toss. Add goat cheese and toss just slightly.