Side dishe for 4
Cranberry Apple Kale Quinoa Salad
$6.84for 430 minServes 4
Cooked quinoa joins kale, apple, carrots, cranberries, and pecans with lemon dressing for a crisp, filling salad.
Photo: peasandcrayons.com
What it costs
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| Ingredient | Amount | Cost | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Quinoa, couscous, barley$0.20/oz typical | 3 oz | $0.60Typical price |
 | Kale$2.49 each typical | 0.75 | $1.56Typical price |
| Carrots$1.09/lb typical | 0.15 lb | $0.15Typical price |
 | Dried fruit and raisins$0.45/oz typical | 2 oz | $0.94Typical price |
| Apples$1.79/lb typical | 0.3 lb | $0.50Typical price |
| Garlic$0.75 each typical | a little | $0.08Typical price |
 | Nuts and seeds$0.70/oz typical | 2.25 oz | $1.57Typical price |
 | Butter$0.40/oz typical | 0.25 oz | $0.13Typical price |
| Lemons and limes$0.60 each typical | 1.25 | $0.70Typical price |
| Total for the servings shown | $6.84 | ||
Pantry staples you likely have
Olive and cooking oilMustard, mayo, ketchupSalt and pepperHoney or maple syrupSyrups, molasses, powdered sugar
Not included in the cost.
Swaps
- Swap Carrots for Sweet potatoesabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices
- Swap Butter for Margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices
- 30 minstart to table
- Mediumdifficulty
- 4servings as written
- $typical cost tier
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Typical price
$1.71 per serving$6.84 for 4
Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup dry quinoa
- 3/4 cup water
- 2 1/2 cups chopped kale
- 1/2 cup julienned carrots
- 3/7 cup dried cranberries
- 1 small honeycrisp apple
- 1/4 cup avocado oil or light olive oil
- 3 1/2 tbsp fresh-squeezed lemon juice
- 1 clove garlic
- 1 tsp dijon mustard
- 1/4 tsp sea salt
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- 1/2 tsp honey or maple syrup to sweeten (optional)
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans
- 2 tsp unsalted butter
- 1 tbsp light brown sugar
- 1/8 tsp salt
Steps
- Rinse the quinoa, then simmer it with the water in a covered small saucepan for 15 minutes.
- Cool the quinoa for 5 minutes, then fluff it with a fork.
- Melt the butter in a small skillet over medium heat and cook the pecans, brown sugar, and salt for 3 minutes.
- Whisk the oil, lemon juice, garlic, mustard, salt, pepper, and optional sweetener in a large bowl.
- Add the kale, carrots, cranberries, apple, and quinoa to the dressing and toss well.
- Top the salad with the warm sugared pecans.
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