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title: "Kale-Quinoa Salad with Dried Cherries"
categories: moosefood
tags: 
  - side-dish
  - salad
  - American
excerpt: "Feel free to add toasted walnuts, pecans or hazelnuts too!"
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## INGREDIENTS

### Salad
* 1 large head of kale (about 3 cups, torn?)
* ½ cup quinoa
* ½ red onion *sliced*
* ¼ cup dried cherries

### Dressing
* ½ cup extra virgin olive oil
* ¼ cup apple cider vinegar
* 1 tablespoon raw honey
* ½ tablespoon smoked paprika (or regular paprika plus a pinch of chipotle powder)
* ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
* zest of one lemon

## INSTRUCTIONS
1. Cook quinoa in ¾ cup water, and let cool.
2. Make the dressing: combine dressing ingredients in liquid 2-cup measuring cup, and marinate onions for at least 30 minutes or up to a day ahead. 
3. Tear the kale into bite-sized pieces, making sure to remove the rib. Combine kale and quinoa, then sprinkle with the dried cherries. Add dressing and mix together thoroughly. *Note: I found the quantity of dressing to be too much for the salad, so I strained out the onions using a slotted spoon, and then added as much of the dressing as I felt the salad needed.*

Create first version of kale-quinoa salad with dried cherries
Create first version of kale-quinoa salad with dried cherries
