Super Greens Quinoa Salad

A delicious salad recipe featured in the What Juicers Eat Meal Plan to transition on or off of a Juice Cleanse or just to get you to a healthy place where you look and feel amazing! The meal plan was created and developed by me, your dietitian nutritionist, along with Angela Von Buelow, a culinary expert from Juicing Radio and What Juicers Eat. Check out the video to learn just how easy it is to put together a simple and delicious plant based meal!! Get the full meal plan today to get kickstarted on a health plan that works!

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INGREDIENTS:

• 2 cups Kale/Spinach, stem removed, chopped (2 Large Handfuls)

• 1 cup Quinoa, cooked (1/2 cup dry makes 1 cup cooked)

• 1/4 cup Almonds, chopped or sliced

• 1/4 cup Dried Fruit (craisins/raisins/chopped dates/apricots)

• 1/2 cup Fresh Mint, Chopped roughly (not shown in video)

• 1/2 Lemon, squeezed

• 1 Clove Garlic, minced

• 1 Tbsp Dijon Mustard

• 2 Tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil

• Salt/Pepper to taste

DIRECTIONS: 

1. COOK QUINOA. First cook quinoa (or take out quinoa you’ve batch cooked already). Take out ALL salad ingredients, a cutting board, and large salad bowl. 

2. PREP. Wash and chop produce (for Mint, using the largest leaves, stack them, roll starting at the stem end, and slice into very fine strips). 

3. ADD DRESSINGS. Add garlic, lemon juice, dijon, and olive oil to a large mixing bowl and whisk to combine. 

4. MASSAGE KALE. Massage kale into the lemon vinaigrette mixture. 

5. ADD NUTS/FRUIT/QUINOA. Add almonds, dried fruit, mint and quinoa to combine.  Season with salt/pepper.