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Fall Vegetable Salad

Take advantage of fall’s bounty with this delicious & affordable one-dish meal!
Fall Vegetable Salad

Recipe Source: CookingMatters

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup barley, whole grain couscous, or quinoa
  • 1 medium bulb fennel
  • 1 bunch hearty greens (kale, chard, collard greens, or beet greens)
  • 1 small beet
  • 1 medium firm apple
  • 1 clove garlic
  • 1/2 cup nuts or seeds (pecans, almonds, or walnuts)
  • 1 medium lemon
  • 1/4 cup cider vinegar
  • 1 Tablespoon Dijon mustard
  • 1/4 cup canola oil
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • Optional: 2oz cheese (Blue, goat, or cheddar)

Directions

  1. Cook grains following package directions. Transfer to a large bowl. Prepare rest of salad while you let grains cool completely.
  2. Rinse fennel, greens, beet and apple
  3. Cut any long stalks and fronds off fennel. Quarter fennel and cut out core. Slice thinly.
  4. Remove stems from greens. Stack leaves together, roll into a thick log, and slice thinly.
  5. Peel and cut beet into ¼-inch cubes. Cut apple into ¼ cubes.
  6. Peel and mince garlic.
  7. If using, crumble cheese or cut into 1/4-inch cubes
  8. In a small skillet over medium-low heat, add nuts or seeds. Cook until fragrant, 3-5 minutes.
  9. Transfer to a small bowl to cool.
  10. Rinse and cut lemon in half. In a small bowl, squeeze juice. Discard any seeds.
  11. Add vinegar, minced garlic and mustard to lemon juice. Whisk with a fork to combine. While whisking, slowly drizzle in oil. Season with salt and pepper.
  12. When grains are cool, add fennel, greens, beet and apple. Drizzle with dressing and toss to combine. Sprinkle with the toasted nuts and cheese, if using.
Serving Size: 1 cup
 
NutrientsAmount
Calories200
Total Fat12 g
Saturated Fat1 g
Cholesterol0 mg
Sodium170 mg
Total Carbohydrate22 g
Dietary Fiber5 g
Total Sugars5 g
Added Sugars included0 g
Protein4 g
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