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Blackberry Kale Quinoa Salad

June 14, 2016 By Shannah Coe 5 Comments

Are you enjoying the summer weather so far? When it gets hot outside, I like to keep my meals simple and refreshing. That is exactly what you get from this blackberry kale quinoa salad. It is a great combination of crisp kale and summer blackberries. Toss in a little quinoa for protein and you have a perfect summer salad.

Kale Quinoa Salad with Blackberries

This salad makes a great lunch or, as we do in our house, you could easily pair with some grilled chicken or fish to complete a meal. Yum!

Blackberry Kale Quinoa Salad Ingredients:

1 cup quinoa
1 1/2 cups water
1 cup kale leaves, torn
1 cup blackberries
 Dressing:
1/4 cup orange juice
2 tsp lemon juice
1 Tbsp honey
3 Tbsp olive oil

Let’s Make It:

1) Bring water to boil in a saucepan over medium heat. Add quinoa and return to a boil. Reduce heat to simmer and cook for 10 minutes. Stir in kale and cook for 1 minute. Remove from heat, cover and let sit for 10 minutes.

2) In a small bowl, whisk together orange juice, lemon juice, honey and olive oil. Pour over quinoa mixture and stir well. Top with blackberries.

Kale Quinoa Salad with Blackberries

Kale Quinoa Salad with Blackberries
 Blackberries are perfect in this salad because they are firm enough that they won’t crush when stirred in with the quinoa and kale. Adding the kale in with the quinoa at the end gives it a perfect amount of wilting so it loses a little bit of its bitter taste. All together, the flavors are just amazing.

Kale Quinoa Salad with Blackberries
What are some of your favorite summer flavors? Do you like to add quinoa to salads for extra protein?

Blackberry Quinoa Salad
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Ingredients
  1. 1 cup quinoa
  2. 1 1/2 cups water
  3. 1 cup kale leaves, torn
  4. 1 cup blackberries
Dressing
  1. 1/4 cup orange juice
  2. 2 tsp lemon juice
  3. 1 Tbsp honey
  4. 3 Tbsp olive oil
Instructions
  1. Bring water to boil in a saucepan over medium heat. Add quinoa and return to a boil. Reduce heat to simmer and cook for 10 minutes. Stir in kale and cook for 1 minute. Remove from heat, cover and let sit for 10 minutes.
  2. In a small bowl, whisk together orange juice, lemon juice, honey and olive oil. Pour over quinoa mixture and stir well. Top with blackberries.
By Shannah @ Just Us Four
My Suburban Kitchen https://www.mysuburbankitchen.com/
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Comments

  1. Sophie says

    June 14, 2016 at 12:00 pm

    A healthy mix of things I love thanks Shannon, I was not sure what to do with my left over blackberries after making a nice yogurt but now I have a fantastic and fresh salad!

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  2. Cristina at Ava's Alphabet says

    June 21, 2016 at 4:54 pm

    Yum! This salad looks fantastic! And I love the added protein from the quinoa. Thank you for sharing on Family Joy Blog Link-Up Party. Have a great week!

    Reply
  3. Ahila says

    June 23, 2016 at 10:35 pm

    Healthy and tasty quinoa salad! #ThrowbackThursday

    Reply
  4. Lisa @ Fun Money Mom says

    June 25, 2016 at 11:00 am

    I love blackberries and this is such a great way to eat them…healthy and delicious! Thanks so much for sharing with us at Share The Wealth Sunday!

    Reply
  5. Carlee says

    June 28, 2016 at 9:07 pm

    Yummy! I love quinoa salads and our blackberries are going crazy right now. I’ll have to give this a try! Thanks for sharing at Throwback Thursday!

    Reply

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