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Mexican(ish) Kale & Quinoa Salad

Time
40 min
Makes
4
Ingredients
15
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Ingredients

Servings
4 servings
Amounts
  • 1 cup quinoa, rinsed in a fine-mesh colander
  • 2 cups water
  • ½ cup pepitas (hulled pumpkin seeds)
  • 1 small bunch of curly green or Tuscan kale, tough ribs removed and chopped into small pieces (or about 3 cups roughly chopped baby spinach)
  • Fine sea salt
  • 1 can (15 ounces) black beans, rinsed and drained, or 1 ½ cups cooked black beans
  • ½ cup thinly sliced green onions or finely chopped red onion
  • ½ cup lightly packed chopped fresh cilantro
  • ½ cup oil-packed sun-dried tomatoes, rinsed and chopped
  • ⅓ cup crumbled feta cheese (optional)
  • 1 to 2 medium jalapeños, seeds and membranes removed, chopped
  • ¼ cup olive oil
  • 3 to 4 tablespoons fresh lime juice (about 2 medium limes)
  • ¾ teaspoon ground cumin
  • ½ teaspoon fine sea salt
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Nutrition · per serving

Calories
542 kcal
Fat
29.7 g
Fiber
13 g
Sugar
2.2 g
Sodium
1420.5 mg
Protein
20.6 g
Trans fat
0 g
Cholesterol
11 mg
Carbohydrate
54.3 g
Saturated fat
5.9 g

As published by Cookie and Kate.

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