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It’s no secret that I’m not a huge fan of cold weather and now that we are officially in the midst of winter and it’s snowing, I need all the warming up that I can get. I love salads and I’ve shared my favorite summer salad but during the winter I need comfort food and to me comfort food needs to be warm, yummy and satisfying. That’s why last year, I switched to warm salads during the winter. If you follow me on Instagram you know that my birthday was last Friday and I didn’t hold back so this week I want to slow things down a bit. On Saturday, the kids were having cabin fever and after The Super Knight brought me his boots for the third time, I made a shopping list, dressed them and headed out. My plan was to go to both Walmart and the supermarket but I was happy that I was able to find all comfort food I needed at Walmart including the ingredients for my favorite warm salad. I was excited to get a box of Quaker® Simply Granola, with almonds, oats and honey. Finding everything I needed at Walmart saved me from taking the toddler in an out of his car seat. I know y’all know how that can be especially in the cold.
So yesterday, while the kids were out at grandma’s, I took advantage of the opportunity to make my salad. See, this is a salad I usually have by myself since The Princess Fairy has nuts allergies and can’t eat almonds. If your child or another member of your family have nuts allergies as well, download this printout with Tips for avoiding cross-contamination when you prepare foods with allergens at your home.
Without further ado, here is my warm salad recipe. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do:
You’re going to need:
- 4 cups kale
- 1 cup dried cranberries
- 1 cup Quaker® Simply Granola
- 4 tablespoons olive Oil
- 2 chopped garlic
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
Now the fun part:
1. Wash and chop your kale.
2. Heat olive oil on medium heat in a large skillet.
3. Add garlic and cook for 1-2 minutes.
4. Add Kale and stir.
5. Sprinkle black pepper.
6. Cook for about 2 minutes. You will know that the kale is cooked when it softens and changes to a darker green color.
7. Add dijorn mustard, dried cranberries and Quaker® Simply Granola cereal.
8. Mix and cook for 1-2 additional minutes.
YUM TIME #LoveMyCereal
I rarely get to watch television so I relaxed on the couch in my fuzzy slippers and my warm throw and enjoyed some 90’s sitcoms reruns. I really enjoyed this warm salad, cranberries and kale are so yummy but the Quaker® Simply Granola added texture and crunch. What I love most about this salad is that it leaves me feeling full, Quaker® Simply Granola makes it satisfying. #QuakerUp
This is truly winter comfort food #LoveMyCereal
Cheers to a Winter Comfort food with veggies 🙂
Ingredients
- 4 cups kale
- 1 cup dried cranberries
- 1 cup Quaker® Simply Granola
- 4 tablespoons olive Oil
- 2 chopped garlic
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- Wash and chop your kale.
- Heat olive oil on medium heat in a large skillet.
- Add garlic and cook for 1-2 minutes.
- Add Kale and stir.
- Sprinkle black pepper.
- Cook for about 2 minutes. You will know that the kale is cooked when it softens and changes to a darker green color.
- Add dijorn mustard, dried cranberries and Quaker® Simply Granola cereal.
- Mix and cook for 1-2 additional minutes.
That sounds like a perfect lunch if you ask me. I am all for healthy options like this since I am watching what I eat again 🙂
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Same here Robin, I’ve been a bad girl so trying to get back on track.
That looks delicious. My two favorite varieties of salads are warm salads and wilted salads.
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Oh cool Ben 🙂
This looks really good. I don’t think I have ever had warm salad. I would like to try this.
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You should try it Catherine.
I could go for that salad rite now! I bet the cranberries added in makes it taste wonderful! I’m definitely going to be trying this one soon 🙂
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Enjoy,Tanya.
I love kale, I really feel like it is such a powerful food. It has such a unique taste!
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Same here Nina and my skin is so much better when I am eating it.
I also love the cold and love salads. I’ll try any kind of salad at least once, so why not give this a shot too?
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Let me know how you like it Sharon.
I’m not a kale eater but I do put it in my smoothies. I’ve also never had a warm salad but THIS makes me want to change all of that. This salad looks yummy!
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You’re going to get hooked Vashti, it’s good. Kale it tough to eat raw unless you massage it.
This salad looks so delicious! I love warm salad and kale kicks it up a notch. I am definitely making this. Already pinned it!
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Yes MJ, if you’re a kale fan you’ll definitely enjoy this one.
I do need many more opportunities to use kale. This recipe is perfect for me.
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Oh yes Liz, and it’s really good.
I’m also allergic to almonds, and have a terrible time finding almond free granola. I love cranberries and kale. Sounds delicious!
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It’s definitely hard to find brands without almonds.
I love warm salads. I never thought of putting granola on it. Thanks for the idea.
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No problem, Tonya.
OMG this looks too yummy! I make a kale salad that is really yummy, but have never used granola (just almonds and cranberry). I love Quaker so will definitely have to try this one out, thank you!
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Glad to hear you’re also a kale salad fan Christine. Let me know, how you like it.
Hhmmm
this is such a delicious salad! I would love to make this for dinner…
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You should try it Elizabeth.
I never would have thought to put granola on a salad!! I am going to have to try this, I also had no idea that Quaker made a granola!
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Definitely try it Jennifer. I find that it makes my salad more satisfying.
YUM! Thank you. I am always looking for warm salad options.
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No problem Chrystal
We used to have wilted lettuce salad a lot when I was a kid, but it didn’t have all the extra yummy bits that this one has. Thanks for sharing!
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No problem, Cherri
I love kale, in fact I just added it on a stir fry sardines. This recipe is great, looks healthy. I love salad especially for dinner.
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Now that sounds delicious Jhady.
Looks like a delicious salad. I never tried salad with cranberries. I think it would tastes very well. Will have to try this for sure. Thanks for sharing.
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It’s really good. You should try it.
I’d definitely do this one of these days. I’ve been eating a lot of healthy stuff lately, salads most especially, and it would be nice to have something new to try.
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Yes, let me know how you like it 🙂
Not a huge fan of kale in general but I’d be willing to try it again warm. Sounds like a great recipe for those cold winter days.
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It is great for a cold day and yes, kale is not that yummy uncooked.
Anything with Kale I am all on board!! Yumz I am craving Kale now!
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I agree Kiwi, I absolutely love kale too.
I may sub the kale out for romaine because I can’t handle the taste but this looks delish!
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Melody, give kale a shot once it’s cooked the taste is pretty mild. Romaine lettuce is mostly water with kale you’ll get lots if nutrients 😉
I’ll give cooked Kale a try and see how I like it. Thanks for the tip
Happy Belated Birthday. This looks interesting to try, I love dried cranberries in my salads!
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Thank you Kay. Yes, dried cranberries are yummers.
Never would’ve thought of this but I’ll def give it a try!
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Let me know how you like it Demetria
I am a salad lover and this looks amazing. Such a creative idea to change up a salad for the better.
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Thank you Erica, salads can get boring.
I was looking for lunch ideas (getting tired of sandwiches) and stumbled on your post. This salad looks soooo good! Thanks for sharing Adanna!
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No problem! I love spicing up my salads. I hope you enjoy 🙂
Oh I adore salads! Thank you for sharing amazing recipe, gotta try this one!
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I hope you enjoy it Katarina 🙂