A bright and textured salad filled with juicy blueberries, crisp kale, tangy feta cheese, and crunchy almonds in a fresh lemon dressing.
Prep Time5 minutesmins
Total Time5 minutesmins
Recipe Author Lynn April
Servings: 8servings
Ingredients
2cups(370g) cooked quinoacooled
2cupsshredded kale
¾cup(84g) crumbled feta cheese
1 and ½cupsfresh blueberries1
½cup(70g) whole raw almondscoarsely chopped
juice of1lemon2
2Tablespoons(30mL) olive oil
salt and pepperto taste
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Instructions
In a large bowl, combine quinoa, kale, feta cheese, blueberries, and almonds. Mix until thoroughly combined.
2 cups (370g) cooked quinoa, 2 cups shredded kale, ¾ cup (84g) crumbled feta cheese, 1 and ½ cups fresh blueberries1, ½ cup (70g) whole raw almonds
Drizzle lemon juice and olive oil over the salad, toss to coat everything, then taste and add salt and pepper as needed. Salad can be served warm or cold. Leftovers stay fresh in an airtight container in the refrigerator, up to 4 days.
juice of 1 lemon2, 2 Tablespoons (30mL) olive oil, salt and pepper
Notes
Change up the fruit: feel free to swap in any fruit you'd like in this recipe (suggestions: apples, oranges, peaches, strawberries, grapes, nectarines, pears). Aim for about 1 cup of fruit.
Lemon juice: fresh lemon juice preferred, but bottled is fine, too.
Recipe adapted from apple, quinoa, and almond kale salad
Nutrition Disclosure
All nutritional values are approximate and provided to the reader as a courtesy. Changing ingredients and/or quantities will alter the estimated nutritional calculations.