Easy strategies and BIG taste collide on this Lemony Quinoa Kale Salad with Crispy Chickpeas! It’s zesty and candy, filled with crunch, and filled with healthful elements. With minimal cooking required, it’s the proper meal for summer time or a fast meal prep session.
Simply 10 elements and half-hour stand between you and this satisfying, flavorful, wholesome meal!
Tips on how to Make This Lemony Quinoa Kale Salad
This quinoa kale salad comes collectively in a couple of easy steps that circulate seamlessly:
Soak sun-dried tomatoes in sizzling water in the event that they’re particularly dry and laborious. This step softens them, including tart-sweet, tender bites to your salad. If utilizing sun-dried tomatoes which can be already comfortable (corresponding to jarred sun-dried tomatoes packed in oil), you possibly can skip the soaking!
Put together quinoa – you possibly can cook dinner your quinoa on the stovetop or within the On the spot Pot. We love utilizing the On the spot Pot for ease, particularly in the summertime because it avoids heating up the kitchen. Plus, with only a contact of a button, it yields PERFECT fluffy quinoa each time!
Bake chickpeas (& selfmade croutons, if desired!) – chickpeas (and torn bread) get tossed with oil, salt, and pepper, then they’re baked till crispy. Not solely do these add fiber and protein to this salad, however crispy, crunchy components in a salad are the BEST!
Put together lemon-maple French dressing – freshly squeezed lemon juice, olive oil, maple syrup, Dijon mustard, and salt and pepper. It’s mild, shiny, flavorful, and equally lemony and candy!
Therapeutic massage kale – your kale will get a spa day, however the advantages are all for you! Massaging the kale within the lemon French dressing removes bitterness, makes it tender (learn: simpler to chew and digest), and infuses it with tart-sweet taste!
Mix your lemony massaged kale, crispy chickpeas, selfmade croutons, sun-dried tomatoes (or kalamata olives), sunflower seeds, and optionally some goat cheese (strive our vegan goat cheese recipe for a vegan/dairy-free choice). With or with out the goat cheese, the result’s a texture and taste celebration!
What to Serve with this Quinoa Kale Salad
Whereas this kale salad is hearty and satisfying all by itself due to chickpeas, croutons, and quinoa, it will even be wonderful as a aspect along with your favourite protein. Our Simple, 30-Minute Marinated Grilled Rooster would pair superbly, or you possibly can use the identical marinade and grilling methodology with tofu, tempeh, or a white fish corresponding to cod or halibut.
Can this Salad be Made Forward?
Sure! Although greatest when contemporary, this salad holds up surprisingly effectively for a few days saved within the fridge. To maintain the croutons and chickpeas as crispy as doable, allow them to cool absolutely and retailer at room temperature till simply earlier than serving!
We expect you’re going to LOVE this salad! It’s:
SweetTangyLemonyCrunchyWholesomeQuick & easySatisfying& Makes you wish to return for extra!
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Servings 3 (entrée servings // or double as a aspect)
SALAD
1/4 cup chopped sun-dried tomatoes (or kalamata olives)1 ½ cups cooked quinoa4 cups loosely packed chopped kale (1 small bundle yields ~4 cups or 100 g)1/4 cup sunflower seeds (we like roasted unsalted)1/4 cup goat cheese crumbles (elective // vegan/dairy-free as wanted)
CRISPY CHICKPEAS
1 (15 oz.) can chickpeas, drained and rinsed1 ½ Tbsp olive oil (or avocado oil)1/4 tsp every sea salt and black pepper
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