lemon tahini kale salad
Ingredients
- 1 cup quinoa
- beets (or radishes)
- 2 medium carrots
- 1/2 red onion
- other veggies optional (like cauliflower, cucumbers, tomatoes, etc)
- 1/4 cup tahini
- 1/2 lemon juiced
- 1/4 tsp garlic powder
- 1/4 tsp cumin
- maple syrup (to taste)
- olive oil
- 1 bunch kale
- 1 handful seeds of choice (pumpkin, sunflower, hemp etc)
Instructions
boil quinoa
- add about a cup of quinoa to boiling water and boil the quinoa per instructions on the package
prep the veggies
- start by chopping any vegetables you would like to use; I recommend:shredding beets or radishesshredding carrotsdicing red onion*optional roasted cauliflower tastes really good in this as well!
lemon tahini dressing
- add the tahini, lemon juice, garlic powder, cumin, black pepper, maple syrup, and water (to thin) into a bowl
- whisk together until smooth and creamy (or blend in a blender if you prefer)
prepare the kale
- start by chopping and adding kale to a large bowl (the bigger the bowl the easier it is to toss at the end all together!)
- massage the kale in a dash of olive oil and lemon juice for about 2 minutes (this will break down the kale and make it easier to chew and digest- don't skip this step!)
assemble the salad
- to the large bowl with the massaged kale in it, add the cooked quinoa, shredded beets, carrots (or whatever else you chose to be in the salad), diced red onion, seeds (sunflower or pumpkin), and the lemon tahini dressing
- toss everything all together with tongs and enjoy :)