Kale and Quinoa Salad

I usually get my veggies delivered to me on a Tuesday morning at 4am. This weeks box contained some kale, broccoli and sweet potato. I have been wanting to make quinoa for a while but just never really had the chance to do it but with the ingredients I had just received I thought it was time for me to get creative and create a flavour packed salad.... So now that I did, I can see myself making this more often. It is sooooo tasty and amazingly good for you too. This recipe is so easy it will take you ten minutes to get it onto the table to serve. 

Ingredients: - 

(Serves 2)

100g quinoa (white, black or mixed quinoa is fine) 

Broccoli heads cut into quarters

1 sweet potato chopped (keep the skin on) 

2 Kale leaves stalk removed and roughly chopped

1/2 Tsp black pepper

1 Tsp Salt

1 Tsp Crushed Garlic

1 Tsp Cumin powder 

1Tsp Coriander powder 

Fresh Coriander to garnish 

1/2 brown onion finely sliced

1 Tsp Olive Oil

Method: - 

Place the olive oil over a medium heat preferably in a non-stick pan. Add the onions and garlic and cook until slightly brown. Add the sweet potato and let it cook until you notice the sweet potato starting to soften. Add the quinoa with 2 parts of water and add the salt and spices too and let it cook, you will start to see the quinoa increase in size. SO how do you know when the quinoa is cooked?????? The best way is to press it between your fingers and see that it squashes. If it does it is cooked if not let it cook for a further 3 minutes. 

Keep the pan on the stove and add the broccoli and kale to the quinoa. The aim is to simply start getting the kale and broccoli to tender just slightly. Once you notice that the broccoli and kale start changing colour (bright green) remove from the stove and transfer to your desired serving bowl. Garnish with coriander and serve. 

A great idea is to use this as a pilaf with any curry that you may have, or even with some prawn or chicken skewers. To add the extra protein.