Quinoa kale salad recipe

7 October 2015 by
First published: 20 January 2015

This vegetarian quinoa kale salad recipe contains nothing but goodness – just what you need after the calorific Christmas period. Kale is an excellent source of iron and vitamin K, and works perfectly in this salad.

Prep time: 10 minutes

Cooking time: 30 minutes

Total time: 40 minutes

Serves 4

Ingredients

For the salad

200g kale

250g quinoa

100g wild rice

½ yellow or red pepper

1 carrot grated

For the dressing

4 tbsp smooth peanut butter

4 tbsp lemon juice

2 tbsp water

2 tbsp olive oil

2 tbsp apple cider vinegar

1 clove garlic crushed

2 tsp tomato paste

2 tbsp reduced salt soy sauce

½ onion grated

Method

Rinse quinoa and add to 500ml boiling water in a medium-sized pan. Cook for 6 minutes. Cover with lid and allow to stand for a further 10 minutes. Cook rice and steam kale according to instructions.

Dice pepper and grate carrot.

To make the dressing, combine all the ingredients and whisk until smooth. Transfer to a clean jar and store in fridge up to 5 days.

Combine all the salad ingredients and drizzle with dressing. It can be served warm or cold.

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