Stuffed Kale Rolls on Quinoa

Kale Rolls

• 2 large bunches of Kale
• 2 medium carrots
• 2 large onions chopped
• 6 T butter
• ½ c ricotta cheese
• ½ c goat cheese (feta)
• ½ c cranberries
• ½ c raisins
• 2 apples (1 green and 1 red) chopped
• ½ c sunflower seeds
• ½ c chopped celery
• ½ t thyme
• ½ t nutmeg
• 4 T tamari
• 2 T honey
• Cooking spray

1. Turn oven on to 350 degrees
2. Fill pot with water and bring to a boil
3. Rinse, massage and pat dry the Kale
4. Blanch kale (1 minute in the boiling water then in ice)
5. Mix rest of ingredients in bowl
6. Once kale is cool cut kale from stock
7. Place about 3T of cheese mix on a kale leaf and roll up
8. Spray Rolls
9. Place in oven for 15 minutes, until crisp

Quinoa

• 2 c quinoa
• 4 c water
• ½ c feta cheese
• ½ c sunflower seeds
• 1 medium carrot
• Sour cream for topping

1. Put quinoa and water in a pot, rubbing the quinoa to loosen
2. Heat water until it boils
3. Reduce heat to simmer, cover and let cook for 15 minutes- stirring often
4. Take off heat sit covered for 5 minutes
5. Mix quinoa, feta and sunflower seeds together

Assembly

1. Add quinoa to plate and place kale rolls on top
2. Place small strip of sour cream
3. Zest carrots into long spirals and place on top