Kale and Hearty Grain Cooked Salad
Serving Size
1
Servings
4
Ingredients
Make-ahead Easy Hearty Grain Salad
1/2 cup
dry quinoa
1/2 cup
farro dry
1/2 tsp
salt
1/4 tsp
garlic powder
1 tsp
paprika
1/2 tbsp
Sugar
3/4 cup
grape tomatoes, halved
1/3 cup
cilantro, chopped
Other Ingredients:
6 cups
fresh kale stems trimmed, well washed and dried
1 cup
red onion, diced
1.5 cups
broccoli florets
1 tbsp
extra virgin olive oil
1
avocado, ripe, peeled, and coarsely chopped
3 ounces
goat cheese crumbles
Directions
- Make-ahead grain salad: Combine dry quinoa and farro. Fill a medium pot with 3 cups water and cook dry quinoa/farro for 20 minutes. When cooked, drain quinoa and farro and transfer to medium bowl. Mix in salt, spices, sugar, grape tomatoes, and fresh cilantro to quinoa/farro.
- Heat 1 tbsp olive oil over medium heat in large or extra-large skillet. Add chopped kale, broccoli and red onion to pan in sections, and toss each ingredient to coat with olive oil; sauté for 5-7 minutes, stirring occasionally. Mix when cooked.
- To serve, divide kale mixture into 4 bowls, add 2/3 cup grain salad atop kale mixture, and top with ¾ oz goat cheese and ¼ diced avocado.
Nutrition Information
Calories | 266 |
Fat | 10 g |
Saturated fat | 4 g |
Carbs | 37 g |
Fiber | 6 g |
Sugar | 5 g |
Protein | 12 g |
Sodium | 340 mg |