This website is devoted to baking, but from time to time, we enjoy sharing savory recipes for lunches and dinners too. Some of our favorite salads are published including this strawberry bacon salad, a Southwestern chopped chicken salad, and this kale pesto salad. These salads, along with many of our savory recipes, are what we serve most often at home and we love the fact that these dishes make it onto your tables too!
Tell Me About This Blood Orange Avocado Quinoa & Kale Salad
Flavor: This salad is a smorgasbord of flavor. Together, nutrient-dense kale and quinoa create a robust base for creamy avocado and homemade blood orange vinaigrette. It becomes this giant citrusy and creamy foundation on which we load even more goodies such as walnuts (I used candied walnuts), blue cheese, and chopped blood orange. Texture: While the flavors are unbelievable, the texture of the salad may be your favorite part. The cellulose in the kale breaks down, and the super tender leaves then soak up the flavor of the blood orange vinaigrette, blue cheese, and avocado. Quinoa adds substance, so this is a very hearty and satisfying salad. Ease: This is a very simple dish and actually tastes best if you prepare it ahead of time. Combine all the ingredients in a large bowl, make the dressing, and then toss them together. Time: Set aside about 15 minutes to prepare it.
Choosing the Right Ingredients
If you’re looking for more ways to incorporate kale into your diet, try it in this green smoothie. You can’t even taste it! It’s also a fantastic addition to this creamy butternut squash mac and cheese and my green of choice in this maple-roasted squash kale salad.
More Favorite Savory Recipes
Black Bean Burgers Walnut Crusted Chicken Vegetarian Pumpkin Chili Biscuit Vegetable Pot Pie Baked Lemon Herb Salmon Quinoa Patties
