Cranberry Apple Quinoa Salad with Pork Dumplings
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Calories: 341kcal
Ingredients
Pork Dumplings
- 10 - 12 Pork dumplings frozen (depending on size)
- Vegetable oil optional (for cooking)
Dipping Sauce
- 2 TBSP Reduced- sodium soy sauce
- 1 TBSP Rice wine vinegar
- 1/2 tsp Sesame oil
- 1/2 tsp Sugar (optional)
- 1/2 tsp Red pepper flakes (optional for spice)
Cranberry Apple Quinoa Salad
- 2/3 cup Water or low-sodium vegetable broth
- ⅓ cup Tricolor quinoa rinsed and drained
- ¼ cup Dried cranberries
- ½ Kale roughly chopped
- Kosher salt
- 1 Apple such as Granny Smith or Honeycrisp unpeeled and sliced
- 2 TBSP Red onion small, thinly sliced
- 3 TBSP Pecans roughly chopped
- ¼ cup Feta cheese crumbled
- ½ TBSP Dijon mustard
- ½ TBSP Extra-virgin olive oil
- ½ TBSP Honey
- ½ Lemon juiced
- pinch Red pepper flakes
- Black pepper
Iced Tea
- 24 oz Iced tea cold
Instructions
- For the Pork Dumplings: Cook the dumplings according to the instructions on package.
- For the Dipping Sauce: In a small bowl, combine the soy sauce, rice vinegar, sesame oil, sugar (if using), and red pepper flakes (if you want some spice). Stir until the sugar (if using) has dissolved.
- For the salad: In a medium saucepan over high heat, bring water to a boil. Add quinoa and reduce heat to medium. Cover and simmer until water is absorbed and quinoa is softened, about 15 minutes. Remove from heat. Fluff with a fork, then add cranberries on top. Cover and let steam for 5 minutes.
- Place kale in a large bowl; season with salt. Massage kale with your hands to combine, about 1 minute. Add quinoa, cranberries, apples, onion, pecans, and feta to kale and toss to combine.
- In a small bowl, whisk mustard, oil, honey, lemon juice, and red pepper flakes; season with salt and black pepper.
- Pour dressing over salad and toss to combine.
- Serve salad with pork dumplings, sauce, and iced tea.
Nutrition
Calories: 341kcal | Carbohydrates: 40g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 10g | Cholesterol: 17mg | Sodium: 864mg | Potassium: 480mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 28g | Vitamin A: 1717IU | Vitamin C: 33mg | Calcium: 167mg | Iron: 2mg
Cranberry Apple Quinoa Salad with Pork Dumplings
Ingredients
Pork Dumplings
- 10 - 12 Pork dumplings frozen (depending on size)
- Vegetable oil optional (for cooking)
Dipping Sauce
- 2 TBSP Reduced- sodium soy sauce
- 1 TBSP Rice wine vinegar
- 1/2 tsp Sesame oil
- 1/2 tsp Sugar (optional)
- 1/2 tsp Red pepper flakes (optional for spice)
Cranberry Apple Quinoa Salad
- 2/3 cup Water or low-sodium vegetable broth
- ⅓ cup Tricolor quinoa rinsed and drained
- ¼ cup Dried cranberries
- ½ Kale roughly chopped
- Kosher salt
- 1 Apple such as Granny Smith or Honeycrisp unpeeled and sliced
- 2 TBSP Red onion small, thinly sliced
- 3 TBSP Pecans roughly chopped
- ¼ cup Feta cheese crumbled
- ½ TBSP Dijon mustard
- ½ TBSP Extra-virgin olive oil
- ½ TBSP Honey
- ½ Lemon juiced
- pinch Red pepper flakes
- Black pepper
Iced Tea
- 24 oz Iced tea cold
Instructions
- For the Pork Dumplings: Cook the dumplings according to the instructions on package.
- For the Dipping Sauce: In a small bowl, combine the soy sauce, rice vinegar, sesame oil, sugar (if using), and red pepper flakes (if you want some spice). Stir until the sugar (if using) has dissolved.
- For the salad: In a medium saucepan over high heat, bring water to a boil. Add quinoa and reduce heat to medium. Cover and simmer until water is absorbed and quinoa is softened, about 15 minutes. Remove from heat. Fluff with a fork, then add cranberries on top. Cover and let steam for 5 minutes.
- Place kale in a large bowl; season with salt. Massage kale with your hands to combine, about 1 minute. Add quinoa, cranberries, apples, onion, pecans, and feta to kale and toss to combine.
- In a small bowl, whisk mustard, oil, honey, lemon juice, and red pepper flakes; season with salt and black pepper.
- Pour dressing over salad and toss to combine.
- Serve salad with pork dumplings, sauce, and iced tea.
Nutrition
Calories: 341kcalCarbohydrates: 40gProtein: 7gFat: 20gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 10gCholesterol: 17mgSodium: 864mgPotassium: 480mgFiber: 6gSugar: 28gVitamin A: 1717IUVitamin C: 33mgCalcium: 167mgIron: 2mg
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