Meal Plan Monday - Quinoa salad with Apples!

I LOVE all my AMAZING FRIENDS! Lately I have received some KILLER workouts sent to me by several of my friends/training clients! I LOVE trying new workouts, so keep sending them my way.... I may even pass them along as workouts to my classes!!!!

Along with workouts, I LOVE it when you guys try new healthy recipes and then pass them along to me!!!!

That is the case with the recipe I'm posting this week. It's from NICOLE, and it's KILLER!!!!

Quinoa Salad with Apples

Yield: 8 servings

Dressing Ingredients: 

Juice of 1 large lemon 

2 teaspoons honey 

1 medium shallot 

1/2 teaspoon kosher salt 

3 tablespoons olive oil 

Salad Ingredients: 

3 cups very thinly sliced kale (about 1/3 of a standard bunch) 

1 1/2 cups quinoa 

3 cups water 

1 teaspoon plus 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt 

2 tablespoons olive oil 

2 large tender-sweet apples, such as Fuji or Gala, unpeeled and cut into 1/2-inch cubes 

2 teaspoons stevia 

1/3 cup toasted pine nuts 

4 ounces crumbled feta 

Directions: 

In a small bowl, whisk together the lemon, honey, shallot, and salt. Add the olive oil in a thin stream, whisking as you go. Set aside. 

Put the kale in a serving bowl and set aside. Put the quinoa, water, and 1 teaspoon salt in a medium saucepan, cover, and set over high heat. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low and cook until all the water is absorbed, about 15 minutes. Remove from heat and let sit 5 minutes, then fluff with a fork and add it to the bowl with the kale. 

Set a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add oil, heat for a minute, then add apples and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Cook, stirring, for 2 minutes, then add stevia and continue cooking and stirring until the apples begin to turn golden, 5 to 7 minutes. Add apples to the bowl with the quinoa, then add the pine nuts, feta, and dressing and toss until evenly combined. 

Divide into 8 servings

If you're on an EM Meal plan, this recipe is perfect for meal 2 or 3