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Cranberry Apple Kale Quinoa Salad

Name: Cranberry Apple Kale Quinoa Salad
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1/2 cup dry quinoa; 3/4 cup water; 2 1/2 cups chopped kale; 1/2 cup julienned carrots; 3/7 cup dried cranberries; 1 small honeycrisp apple; 1/4 cup avocado oil or light olive oil; 3 1/2 tbsp fresh-squeezed lemon juice; 1 clove garlic; 1 tsp dijon mustard; 1/4 tsp sea salt; 1/4 tsp black pepper; 1/2 tsp honey or maple syrup to sweeten (optional); 1/2 cup chopped pecans; 2 tsp unsalted butter; 1 tbsp light brown sugar; 1/8 tsp salt

$6.21for 430 minServes 4

Cooked quinoa joins kale, apple, carrots, cranberries, and pecans with lemon dressing for a crisp, filling salad.

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Quinoa, 3 oz$0.20/oz typical	3 oz	$0.60Typical price
	Kale, 0.75$2.49 each typical	0.75	$1.56Typical price
	Carrots, 0.15 lb$1.09/lb typical	0.15 lb	$0.15Typical price
	Dried fruit and raisins, 2 oz$0.45/oz typical	2 oz	$0.94Typical price
	Apples, 0.3 lb$1.79/lb typical	0.3 lb	$0.50Typical price
	Juice, 1.75 oz$0.04/oz typical	1.75 oz	$0.07Typical price
	Garlic, a little$0.75 each typical	a little	$0.08Typical price
	Nuts and seeds, 2.25 oz$0.70/oz typical	2.25 oz	$1.57Typical price
	Butter, 0.25 oz$0.40/oz typical	0.25 oz	$0.13Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$6.21

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Swap carrots for sweet potatoesabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices
Swap butter for margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices

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Olive and cooking oilMustard, mayo, ketchupSalt and pepperHoney or maple syrupSyrups, molasses, powdered sugar

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30 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
4servings as written
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Typical price

$1.55 per serving$6.21 for 4

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Ingredients

1/2 cup dry quinoa
3/4 cup water
2 1/2 cups chopped kale
1/2 cup julienned carrots
3/7 cup dried cranberries
1 small honeycrisp apple
1/4 cup avocado oil or light olive oil
3 1/2 tbsp fresh-squeezed lemon juice
1 clove garlic
1 tsp dijon mustard
1/4 tsp sea salt
1/4 tsp black pepper
1/2 tsp honey or maple syrup to sweeten (optional)
1/2 cup chopped pecans
2 tsp unsalted butter
1 tbsp light brown sugar
1/8 tsp salt

Steps

Rinse the quinoa, then simmer it with the water in a covered small saucepan for 15 minutes.
Cool the quinoa for 5 minutes, then fluff it with a fork.
Melt the butter in a small skillet over medium heat and cook the pecans, brown sugar, and salt for 3 minutes.
Whisk the oil, lemon juice, garlic, mustard, salt, pepper, and optional sweetener in a large bowl.
Add the kale, carrots, cranberries, apple, and quinoa to the dressing and toss well.
Top the salad with the warm sugared pecans.

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