Apple, Quinoa Harvest Salad

Ingredients for the main dish:

2 cups cooked quinoa

1 bunch kale, rinsed & stems removed

2 honey crisp apples, diced (or any apples you have on hand)

Lemon juice

Dried Cranberries (or craisins)

Pepitas (Pumpkin Seeds)

Ingredients for the dressing:

4 T Roasted Walnut Oil

3 T Gravenstein Apple Balsamic 

2 tsp Tuscan Farmhouse Blend

2 tsp Dijon mustard

1/2 lemon, squeezed

Making the salad:

1. Prepare quinoa per package instructions & allow to completely cool.

2. Rinse kale and pull leaves from stems

3. Dice apples and squeeze with lemon juice to avoid browning

4. In a large bowl combine the quinoa, kale, apples, dried cranberries & pumpkin seeds

Making the dressing:

1. Add all ingredients to a jar and shake until blended.

2. Pour over the quinoa mixture and place in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour so the flavors can blend together.

3. Serve as a side dish or by itself!