Kale Quinoa and Roasted Beet Salad

Just a few blocks from our house there is a wonderful Italian market. When you walk in, it is a feast for the eyes with pasta, prepared foods and salads everywhere you look. One of their most popular salads is a kale, quinoa and beet salad that is super simple, yet flavorful. Literally, every time that I am at the market, there is someone ordering the salad. The gentlemen behind the counter told me that the secret ingredient is a homemade champagne vinaigrette. With that, I knew I had to recreate it at home (not to mention Tommy had been bugging me for weeks to make it!).  I also had some Feta cheese on hand, so I threw it in because I mean, who doesn’t love cheese?

kale quinoa and beet salad

Kale Quinoa and Roasted Beet Salad
 
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Ingredients
  • 3 large handfuls of kale, washed, chopped and stems removed
  • ½ cup of cooked quinoa
  • 2 medium beets, cut into quarters (You can also use precooked beets to save time)
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons champagne vinaigrette (I picked mine up at Trader Joe's)
  • 4 oz Feta cheese, cubed
Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
  2. Arrange beets on a baking sheet and drizzle with olive oil, cover with foil and bake for 45 minutes or until fork tender.
  3. In a large bowl, combine kale, beets and quinoa. Drizzle with champagne vinegarette and mix to coat.
  4. Sprinkle with feta cheese and enjoy!

To speed up the salad making process a bit, you can roast the beets beforehand and store in the fridge, or you can buy precooked beets. Trader Joe’s and BJ’s both have great precooked beets in their produce section. If you’re like me and have never met a beet you didn’t like, it is great to have them on hand in the fridge to toss into salads and other recipes.

kale quinoa roasted beet

quinoa beet kale salad

Happy eating!

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