Fall Vegetable Salad

Ingredients

• ¾ cup barley, whole grain couscous, or quinoa
• 1 medium bulb fennel or 1 cup thinly sliced celery
• 1 bunch hearty greens, such as kale, chard, collard greens or beet greens
• 1 small beet
• 1 medium, firm apple
• 1 clove garlic
• ½ cup nuts or seeds, such as pecans, almonds, or walnuts
• 1 medium lemon
• ¼ cup cider vinegar
• 1 tablespoon dijon mustard
• ¼ cup canola oil
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper

Optional Ingredients

• 2 ounces cheese, such as blue, goat, or Cheddar cheese

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 ¼-inch cubes
8. In a small skillet over medium-low heat, add nuts or seeds. Cook until fragrant, 3-5 minutes. Transfer to a small bowl to cool.
9. Rinse and cut lemon in half. In a small bowl, squeeze juice. Discard any seeds.
10. 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.
11. 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.

Nutrition Information

Nutrients	Amount
Calories	200
Total Fat	12 g
Saturated Fat	1 g
Cholesterol	0 mg
Sodium	170 mg
Total Carbohydrates	22 g
Dietary Fiber	5 g
Total Sugars	5 g
Added Sugars included
Protein	4 g

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