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Warm Quinoa, Kale, and Chicken Salad

Ali Segersten (author)
Warm Quinoa, Kale, and Chicken Salad

Pack this comforting warm grain salad in a thermos for your lunch. Quinoa is an ancient pseudo-grain—a seed related to spinach and beets that resembles a grain—originating in the Andes of South America. You can find it at your local health food store.

Ingredients

Quinoa

1½ cups quinoa
2½ cups water
1 pinches sea salt

Salad

3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1 small onions diced
½ teaspoons sea salt
2 teaspoons curry powder
4 cups chopped kale
3 cups chopped cooked chicken
¼ cups Zante currants
2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
4.5 2 reviews

Jes…

Jul 2, 2025

This was good. I followed Kat’s suggestion by adjusting the proportions. It’s difficult to measure chopped kale. Next time, I would default to adding more.

Kat…

Mar 4, 2024

Tasty and satisfying. I did however find that the ratio of quinoa to the kale and chicken was a bit higher. So for the leftovers I added more chicken and kale as well as a bit more curry powder and salt.