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Simple, Delicious, Nutritious 
Impressive Festive Quinoa Salad* recipe: Vegan, gluten free, soy free, dairy free Ingredients Salad: -2 cups of water -1 cup tricolor quinoa -1/2 tablespoon extra virgin coconut oil -3 cups loose spinach and kale combo -1 large cooked sweet potato -1 medium apple (honey crisp preferably) -1/3 cup chopped pecans -1/4 cup dried cranberries -2 tablespoons chia seed -sea salt
Dressing: -1/4 cup olive oil -2 tablespoon appleside vinegar -1 tablespoon honey or coconut palm sugar -1/4 tablespoon sea salt -1/4 tablespoon cinnamon -1/8 tablespoon black pepper Preparation: First, make the quinoa. Boil 2 cups of water with coconut oil and a dash of sea salt. Add quinoa, reduce to a simmer and cook for 20 minutes-then let cool. Place kale and spinach in a larger bowl. Drizzle a little olive oil and a dash of salt on to the kale and spinach and massage them down with your hands until the leaves soften in texture. Next, chop the apple and cooked sweet potato and add those in the mix. Toss in chia seed, cranberries, pecans, and cold quinoa. Whisk together dressing ingredients and then pour over the salad and toss. Serve right away over keep refrigerated for up to 5 days. *from Extraordinary Health Magazine |
