Name: Blood Orange Kale Salad with Goats Cheese & Crunchy Roasted Almonds
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 200 g quinoa; vegetable stock/ broth; 200 g Goats Cheese; flaked Almonds; 180 g kale; 2 blood oranges; 3 carrots (small); ½ medium shallot; 1 clove garlic; 2 tsp blood orange zest; 1 tsp pure maple syrup/ honey; 1 tsp dijon mustard; juice of 1 blood orange; ¼ cup apple cider vinegar; ¼ tsp salt & pepper, or to taste; ⅓ cup olive oil

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This is just the most delicious salad – I love goats’ cheese and it is thought to be one of the earliest made dairy products and has been made thousands of years. This combined with the sharp delicious taste of blood oranges and the crunch of roasted almonds is just heaven.

blood orange kale salad with goats cheese & crunchy roasted almonds

Yields4 Servings

Prep Time5 minsCook Time20 minsTotal Time25 mins

200 g quinoa

vegetable stock/ broth

200 g Goats Cheese

flaked Almonds

180 g kalechopped and ribs removed

2 blood orangesslices and skins off

3 carrots (small)ribboned

For the orange maple vinaigrette

½ medium shallot

1 clove garlicfinely grated

2 tsp blood orange zest

1 tsp pure maple syrup/ honey

1 tsp dijon mustard

juice of 1 blood orange

¼ cup apple cider vinegar

¼ tsp salt & pepper, or to taste

⅓ cup olive oil

Cook quinoa according to instructions with (opt.) a little vegetable stock (add a little and taste test if you are unsure)

Meanwhile, add all dressing ingredients into an old jar and shake vigorously until combined. Do the taste test.

Toast your flaked almonds on medium heat and dry pan until golden.

Add your kale, quinoa, blood oranges and 1/3 of the dressing to a large bowl and toss until the kale turns a vibrant green colour. Then top with goats cheese and almonds.

Serve with the rest of the dressing on the side, so the salad doesn’t go soggy while you wait. Enjoy!

Top Tip: In has been said that Apple cider vinegar can be beneficial due to its potential to improve digestion, regulate blood sugar levels and provide antimicrobial properties.

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