Kale & Fig Salad

January 31, 2026

super easy

This sophisticated salad uses one of my favorite, hard-to-find fruits – the mighty fig. Pare that with the freshest kale you can find and this awesome dressing and you’ll keep coming back to this recipe!

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Ingredients

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	2 bunches kale, leaves checked and torn (or 6 cups mixed greens)
	1 cup tri-color quinoa, cooked (use ratio of 1 cup raw to 1 1/3 cups water and cook just until water evaporates)
	( pomegranate seeds)
	( roasted red onion slices (spray with olive oil spray and roast on baking sheet until soft and aromatic)
	( chopped walnuts, optional)
	( sweet potato chunks, optional (cook same as red onion but with a little salt and pepper)
	( handful of pumpkin seeds
	10-12 small figs, quartered

Directions

1.

Mix first 6 salad ingredients in a large bowl. Drizzle with vinaigrette (if using kale, massage before serving). Add figs and pumpkin seeds to the top. Click here for Dr. Fuhrman's Dijon Pumpkin Seed Dressing.

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