Recipe

Quinoa, Butternut Squash, and Kale Salad

Name: Quinoa, Butternut Squash, and Kale Salad
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: 2 cups water; 1 cup quinoa; 10 leaves kale, cut into small pieces; 3 tablespoons olive oil; 2 tablespoons lemon juice; 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard; 1 large garlic clove, minced; 1 teaspoon fresh cracked black pepper; ½ teaspoon ground sea salt; 1 cup pecans; 1 cup currants; ¾ cup crumbled feta cheese

Delicious and nutritious, this kale and quinoa salad is sure to please the crowd! And with so many options to mix and match to your tastes, you can't go wrong. You can play with the kale-to-quinoa ratio to make this your own. Use alternative nuts and dried fruit to customize to your own taste buds.

Prep 5mCook 15mTotal 20mServes 6

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Instructions

1
Bring water to a boil in a saucepan; stir in quinoa. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover saucepan, and cook until water absorbed, about 12 minutes. Remove saucepan from heat, let rest, covered, for 5 minutes. Remove cover; allow quinoa to cool completely.
2
Add kale to a large mixing bowl. Whisk olive oil, lemon juice, Dijon mustard, garlic, pepper, and salt together in a separate bowl until emulsified; drizzle over kale.
3
Add cooled quinoa, pecans, currants, and feta cheese to dressed kale; toss to combine.

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