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Kale Quinoa Salad with Pesto

URL: https://www.loveandlemons.com/kale-quinoa-salad/

Ingredients

The salad

  • ½ cup cooked chickpeas
  • 1 bunch kale
  • about 2 cups Mean Green Grain Bowl leftovers
  • generous scoops Creamy Kale Pepita Pesto
  • sea salt
  • freshly ground black pepper

For roasting

  • Extra-virgin olive oil

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 425°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  2. Drizzle the chickpeas with olive oil and roast for 20 to 25 minutes until golden brown and lightly crisp, seasoning with salt and pepper after roasting.
  3. Tear the kale leaves into bite-sized pieces and massage them with a scoop of pesto until soft and wilted.
  4. Mix the grain bowl leftovers into the kale salad with additional pesto.
  5. Add the roasted chickpeas and serve with more pesto if desired.

Nutrition Facts (estimated)

Servings
2
Calories
300
Total fat
14g
Total carbohydrates
35g
Total protein
12g
Sodium
300mg
Cholesterol
0mg

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