You’ll find this super-food, super-yum, detoxifying recipe featuring in the LLN 8 Week Program.

Dietary Notes:

This recipe is gluten free, dairy free, egg free and soy free
To make this recipe low FODMAP  see recipe notes below.

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Kale, Quinoa & Almond Salad

You'll find this super-food, super-yum, detoxifying recipe featuring in the 8 Week Program.

Keyword Dairy Free, Egg Free, Gluten Free, Grain Free, Low FODMAP, No Added Sugar, Preservative Free, Soy Free, Vegan, Vegetarian

Prep Time 10 minutes minutes

Ingredients

• 2 cups kale finely shredded (stalks removed)
• extra virgin olive oil
• 1/2 lemon juiced
• 1 cup quinoa cooked & cooled
• 1/2 avocado diced
• 2 tbsp fresh parsley
• 1-2 Spring Onion finely sliced
• 1/4 cup dry roasted almonds chopped
• sea salt
• black pepper

Instructions

• In a large mixing bowl massage kale with a generous amount of olive oil and lemon juice really well for several minutes and allow to stand for a further 5 minutes (this helps to tenderise the kale). 
• Add quinoa, avocado, parsley, spring onion, salt and pepper and combine well. Add extra lemon juice to taste. 
• Add dry roasted almonds just before serving. 

Notes

Sensitive to FODMAPs?

• Stick to 1/4 avocado per serve. Stick to up to 10 almonds per serve or substitute for pumpkin seeds.
• Use green part of spring onion only.

Sensitive to Nuts?

• Substitute almonds for pumpkin seeds.

Personalise your recipe:

• You can also leave out quinoa and add additional kale.
• Add diced cucumber.
• To add more protein add cooked, shredded chicken, boiled egg or serve with cooked fish.
• If you have a thyroid condition or digestive condition cook your kale by sautéing in olive oil.

Nourish 101:

• Kale is one of the most nutrient dense vegetables available. It is rich in vitamins A, C and K and is loaded with powerful antioxidants.
• Quinoa is a high protein, gluten free seed that is rich in B-vitamins, iron, magnesium, potassium, calcium, vitamin E and a good dose of fatty acids.
• Avocado is rich in vitamins C, K and E as well as a great source of fibre, folate, magnesium and potassium.
• Almonds are rich in vitamin E as well as magnesium, manganese and fibre and aid blood sugar control.
• Together these ingredients provide a very satisfying meal that promotes healthy metabolism whilst providing your body with a great dose of vitamins, minerals and antioxidants.