Sheilas Kale Quinoa Salad Recipes

Steps:

• Bring water to a boil in a saucepan. Stir quinoa into the boiling water, reduce heat to medium-low, place cover on the saucepan, and cook until water absorbs into the quinoa, about 12 minutes. Remove saucepan from heat and let rest covered for 5 minutes. Remove cover and allow quinoa to cool completely.
• Put kale in a large mixing bowl.
• Whisk olive oil, lemon juice, Dijon mustard, garlic, pepper, and salt together in a bowl until oil emulsifies into the mixture; drizzle over kale. Add cooled quinoa, pecans, currants, and feta cheese to the dressed kale and toss to incorporate.

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, bring water and tomato juice to a boil. Add quinoa. Reduce heat; cover and simmer until liquid is absorbed, 18-22 minutes. Remove from the heat; fluff with a fork., In a large skillet, saute onion in oil until tender. Add garlic and pepper flakes; cook 1 minute longer. Stir in kale and cook until wilted, 3-4 minutes., Stir in pine nuts and currants; cook until kale is tender, about 2 minutes. Stir in the vinegar, lemon juice, zest, salt and pepper; cook 1-2 minutes longer. Remove from the heat and stir in quinoa. Serve at room temperature.

Steps:

• Whisk the first 5 ingredients together.
• Add the kale and stir. Adding the kale first will allow the oil and lemon juice to soften up the kale.
• Continue to add the other vegetables, beans, quinoa, nuts (if you're into that) and cheese.
• Serve immediately or let marinade in the fridge before enjoying. If you are planning to make in advance add in cheese just before serving along with any nuts if using. Depending on the ingredients used the leftovers should keep in the fridge for a couple of days.

Steps:

• Heat 1 teaspoon sesame oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add green onions, chili sauce, garlic, and ginger; saute until garlic is golden, 1 to 2 minutes. Transfer to a plate.
• Add remaining 2 teaspoons sesame oil to the skillet. Add kale and saute until bright green, softened, and lightly charred, 2 to 3 minutes. Add green onion mixture back to the skillet. Add red bell pepper. Mix in cooked quinoa, water chestnuts, soy sauce, and vinegar and cook until heated through, about 5 minutes.