A tasty and healthy salad loaded with kale and quinoa. Easy and quick to prepare and adding in pomegranates and goat cheese makes this a balanced meal! I top this salad with a champagne vinaigrette.
Course Main Dish, Salad, Vegetarian
Cuisine Healthy, Vegetarian
Prep Time 25 minutesminutes
Cook Time 15 minutesminutes
Total Time 40 minutesminutes
Servings 8servings
Calories 170kcal
Author Eileen xo
Ingredients
Quinoa
1cupuncooked red quinoacan use any type quinoa
2cupswater
Salad
8cupskale, washed well and torn into bite sized pieces
Pour quinoa into a strainer, rinse quinoa well. Cook quinoa according to the package.
Champagne Vinaigrette
To a blender, add diced shallots, minced garlic , dijon mustard, champagne vinegar, agave, pepper, and salt. Blend well until smooth. Slowly stream in the avocado oil into the blender to emulsify the salad dressing, Set aside.
Prep salad
In a large salad bowl combine kale and shallots. Drizzle some of the Champagne Vinaigrette over the greens. Massage the vinaigrette into the greens to soften the kale.
To the bowl of kale, add the quinoa, pomegranate arils, and crumbled goat cheese. Drizzle some more of the champagne vinaigrette on the salad. Toss well and serve.
Notes
Any nutritional data I provide is an approximation and actual dietary information can vary based on ingredients and portion sizes