This quinoa salad has four superfood ingredients!
I’ve been writing about superfoods over at Care2 lately and recently finished off the series with a roundup of the six superfoods that I’d talked about over the last couple of months. As I was reading through the list of foods, it occurred to me that you could probably create a recipe that used the majority of these all together. It turns out that you can, and the results are super yummy!
The superfoods in this recipe are: quinoa, kale, avocado, and pomegranate seeds. Quinoa makes a great base for a salad. It’s chewy, nutty, and full of protein and fiber. Toss in some veggies, fruits, and a little lemon juice and olive oil, and you’ve got a simple salad that’s packed with nutrients!
Superfood Quinoa Salad
Ingredients
- 1 cup quinoa
- 1 1/2 cups water
- 2 packed cups kale, chopped into bite-sized pieces
- juice of 1 lemon
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup pomegranate seeds
- 1 Haas avocado, chopped
- 1/2 cup onion, minced
- 1/4 cup additional olive oil
Cooking Directions
- Cook the quinoa in the water. I made mine in the rice cooker, but you can also do it on the stove. To cook quinoa on the stove, put the quinoa and water in a 2 quart pot and bring to a boil. Lower the heat and simmer for 15 minutes. When the quinoa is cooked, transfer to the large bowl that you’ll be serving your salad in.
- Meanwhile in a separate bowl, combine the kale, lemon juice, olive oil, and salt. Get in there with your hands and massage the kale so it’s well coated, and set it aside to wilt for at least 10 minutes.
- When the quinoa has cooled, transfer the kale mixture, pomegranate seeds, avocado, onion, and additional olive oil to the bowl with the quinoa, and toss well. You can serve immediately or make this salad a day ahead and refrigerate overnight.
Becky Striepe
Hi there! My name is Becky Striepe (pronounced “stree-pee,” like “sleepy”), and I am a freelance writer and vegan crafter living in Atlanta, Georgia. My life’s mission is to make green crafting and vegan food accessible to everyone! Check out my new book: 40 Days of Green Smoothies!
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[...] is kale super versatile and delicious, it is insanely healthy. Like I mentioned when I shared that quinoa and kale salad recipe, kale is a superfood, which means it’s extremely nutrient dense. On top of healthy vitamins [...]
[...] Quinoa Salad – This quinoa salad recipe that I shared on Monday actually uses four superfoods: quinoa, kale, avocado, and pomegranate [...]
Is there a printable version by chance?? This looks delightful!
There’s not, but you can copy the recipe into a text file to print, if you’d like! :) I know printing images wastes so much ink!
Thanks Becky for this great recipe! Quinoa and pomegranate seeds? What a winner! Can’t wait to try on my munchkins!