Description
This Autumn Kale Quinoa Salad is perfect for fall meal prep. Enjoy hearty flavors and fresh ingredients in every bite.
Course: Salad | Cuisine: American | Keyword: Kale Salad | Servings: 6servings
The perfect salad for fall! This Autumn Kale Quinoa Salad is made with a hearty base of kale and quinoa and topped with seasonal ingredients like pumpkin and apricot for a hearty fall salad perfect for meal prep.
Ingredients
1sugar pumpkin
2tbsp olive oildivided
½teaspoonsalt
1tsp garlic powder
1teaspoonchili powder
1cupquinoauncooked
6cupscurly kalechopped with leaves and stems removed
1cupparsleychopped
540mLchickpeas1 can rinsed and drained
½cupdried apricotschopped
½cupfeta cheesecrumbled
½cupshelled pumpkin seeds(pepitas)
3green onionsthinly sliced
â…“cupolive oil
1tablespoonmaple syrup
2tablespoonlemon juice1 lemon
½teaspoonsalt
â…›teaspooncayenne pepper powder
½teaspoonground cumin
Instructions
- Roast the pumpkin: Peel, de-seed and slice pumpkin into 1 inch pieces (pierce the pumpkin with a fork before microwaving for 1-2 minutes to soften the skin and make it easier to cut).
Arrange pumpkin on a large sheet pan. Drizzle with 1 tablespoon olive oil and sprinkle with salt, black pepper, garlic powder and chili powder. Bake at 425F for 30 minutes. Set aside.
- While the pumpkin is roasting, cook quinoa according to package instructions.
Prepare the salad: To a large bowl add chopped kale. Drizzle with 1 tablespoon olive oil and sprinkle with salt. Massage the oil into the kale, to soften the leaves. This creates a less bitter taste!
- Make dressing: by whisking together maple syrup, olive oil, lemon juice, salt, ground cayenne pepper, and ground cumin.
- Assemble salad by add all toppings to the kale. Drizzle with dressing and toss to combine.
Notes
Substiutions:
- Pumpkin can be replaced with roasted sweet potato or butternut squash (frozen also works great and doesn’t need to be defrosted before roasting)!
- Dried apricots can be replaced with dried cranberries
- Pumpkin seeds can be replaced with chopped almonds, walnuts or pecans
*I have included an estimation of the nutrition information for this recipe below. However, always remember a recipe is so much more than just nutritional content and these numbers do not need to dictate your food choices. Please don’t forget that both your body and soul need nourishment! The owner of this website is not liable for this estimation.
Nutrition
Serving: 1.5cups | Calories: 519kcal | Carbohydrates: 61g | Protein: 17g | Fat: 26g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 15g | Trans Fat: 0.003g | Cholesterol: 11mg | Sodium: 564mg | Potassium: 1455mg | Fiber: 11g | Sugar: 16g | Vitamin A: 22880IU | Vitamin C: 57mg | Calcium: 237mg | Iron: 7mg
