Kale Tabbouleh with Quinoa

Directions

Ingredients :

½ cup water

¼ cup quinoa

1 bunch curly leaf parsley

½ bunch curly leaf kale

1 pint grape tomatoes

halved

½ English cucumber

diced

1 shallot

minced

¼ cup fresh lemon juice

2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil

or more to taste

salt to taste

Methods :

Bring water and quinoa to a boil in a small saucepan. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until quinoa is tender and water has been absorbed, 15 to 20 minutes.

Starting at the leafy top, cut parsley and kale perpendicular to the stems in 1/2- or 1/4-inch cuts until you reach the point where there’s nothing left but stems. Discard stems. Chop the pile of greens on your board with a knife or cleaver until the pieces of parsley and kale are no larger than 1/4 inch. It should be pretty fine, but you don’t want it to turn into a paste. Transfer parsley and kale to a large mixing bowl. Toss quinoa, grape tomatoes, cucumber, and shallot with the parsley and kale.

Whisk lemon juice, olive oil, and salt together in a small bowl; drizzle over the salad and toss to coat.