Asian Quinoa Kale Salad Meal Prep
Sara
This Asian Quinoa Kale Salad is perfect for Meal Prep! Very little prep involved and you have healthy lunches for the whole week!
Prep Time 5 minutes mins
Cook Time 15 minutes mins
Total Time 20 minutes mins
Course Salad
Cuisine Asian
Servings 5
Calories 277 kcal
For the Salad:
- 1 bunch Kale thick stems removed, and roughly chopped
- 1/2 cup uncooked Quinoa
- 1/2 cup shredded Radicchio
- 1 cup shredded Carrots
- 1/4 cup chopped Cashews
For the Carrot Ginger Dressing:
- 2 large Carrots coarsely chopped approximately 1 cup
- 1 large thumb of peeled Ginger approximately 2 Tbs
- 1/3 cup EVOO
- 1/3 cup Rice Vinegar
- 1 1/2 tsp Sesame Oil
- 1 tsp Tamari
- 1 Tbs Honey
- 2 Tbs Lime Juice 1 lime
- 1/2 tsp Sea Salt
- 1/2 tsp Black Pepper
Cook Quinoa as directed, then let cool
While the Quinoa is cooking prepare the dressing and salad
Add all ingredients for the dressing into a Vitamix or high speed blender
Blend until smooth and set aside
Massage Kale leaves to make them a little more tender
Divide evenly among 5 25oz size ziplock containers
Add cooked Quinoa, Radicchio, Carrots, and Cashews evenly on top of the Kale in each container
Pour salad dressing evenly over each container
Will keep for 5 days in the fridge
Enjoy!
Calories: 277kcalCarbohydrates: 22gProtein: 4gFat: 20gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 13gSodium: 571mgPotassium: 336mgFiber: 3gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 8579IUVitamin C: 7mgCalcium: 36mgIron: 2mg
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