Quinoa and Kale Salad with Avocados, Apples and Bacon
You won't be able to get enough of this healthy, super delicious salad. And it's just as good the next day too!
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Ingredients
- For the dressing:
- ⅓ cup red wine vinegar
- ⅓ cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1 teaspoon honey
- 2 medium cloves garlic minced
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- For the salad:
- 3 cups cooked quinoa*
- 8 cups fairly fine chopped kale
- 2 medium red crisp apples diced in ½ inch pieces
- 2 medium avocados diced in ½ inch pieces
- 6-8 strips good smokey bacon (I like applewood-smoked), cut in ½ inch pieces, cooked until crisp and drained on paper towels
- ¾ cup dried cranberries
- ½ cup sunflower seeds
Instructions
- Combine red wine vinegar, olive oil, honey, garlic, salt and pepper in a jar with a tight fitting lid and shake vigorously. Set aside.
- Combine all remaining ingredients in a large bowl, reserving a small amount of the apples, avocados, dried cranberries and sunflower seeds for the top. Add ¼ cup of the dressing and gently toss. Sprinkle the reserved ingredients over the top. Pass extra dressing at the table.
Notes
* I use this method for making perfect quinoa . Just for your information, 1 cups uncooked quinoa will yield 3 cups cooked quinoa. I love to cook a pot of quinoa on the weekends and then use it for salads, in oatmeal and for sides all week long.
