Easy Quinoa Salad
Yield: 6
Ingredients
- 1 cup quinoa we usually use white quinoa for this recipe but any color will work
- 2 cups water
- 1 bunch organic kale stems removed
- 1 cup sliced cherry tomatoes
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice or one whole lemon juiced
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder or to taste
- 1-2 tablespoons olive oil or to taste
- 1/2-1 teaspoon salt or to taste
- Optional: chopped avocado chopped feta, dried cherries, sliced apples, watermelon slices
Notes
Kid Cooking Tip: Let your kids help dump the ingredients and mix as age appropriate.
Babies: For babies under 12 months on solids: omit the salt and make sure the cherry tomatoes are quartered as they are a choking hazard whole.
Kids under 4: For kids under 4, make sure the cherry tomatoes are quartered as they are a choking hazard whole.
Instructions
- Cook the quinoa and let it cool. We cook it in the instant pot or stainless steel pressure cooker with this recipe.
- Finely chop the kale or place it in a food processor to chop it up.
- In a bowl add the chopped kale, cooled quinoa, tomatoes, lemon juice, garlic powder, and olive oil.
- Mix together and season to taste with salt.