Cherry Orange Kale Quinoa Salad

I am no food blogger and don't aspire to be one, which is good since my photos are done with a cell phone in my dark kitchen, but I do want to record somewhere delicious recipes when I cook them so I can have a reference to go back to.

Today's dish is a tweak on a recipe I found online. Apparently kale is all the rage these days - even Costco is selling it. Sam's Club may start selling it in 10 years if the trend catches on solidly enough.

Cherry Orange Kale Quinoa Salad

2 cups chopped kale (I used baby since that's what Costco sells)

2 cups cooked quinoa

1/3 cup chopped dried cherries (craisins would probably be really good too)

1/3 cup chopped roasted pistachios

1/2 an orange sliced into sections

zest of one orange

juice of half an orange

2 cloves garlic

1 tsp olive oil

salt and pepper

Mix together the zest, juice, garlic, oil, and salt and pepper. Combine all the chunky ingredients (first five) and toss with the dressing.