1 review for Trader Joe’s Kale Quinoa Salad Reviews
Rated 4 out of 5
Ralph –
From What’s Good at Trader Joe’s 2015
“It doesn’t get any easier than Trader Joe’s Kale Quinoa Salad. As the package implies, it’s a full, ready to go salad in a bag, ready to be rinsed off, dumped in a bowl, and served up. And there’s a lot in here, too – crisp, fresh kale for the leafy green base, with some fresh shoestring carrot and broccoli for kind of a raw crunchy natural slaw to really fill the salad out. There’s the typical red cabbage and radicchio shards intersparsed through out. All of that is well and good, but the toasted quinoa – man, that’s a great addition, much better than any crouton. The itty quinoa bits (of which there are plenty) add a crispy, toasty, slightly nutty munch than makes a tasty accomplice to the rest of the kale, etc. The lemon vinaigrette is okay – somewhat light, a little citrusy, with a slight sweet tartness that plays off the natural veggie flavors well enough – but isn’t terribly memorable, either. Of course, I say this as a non fan of most salad dressings, so take my opinion for whatever it may be worth. There’s also a small package of pepitas and cranberries that add some textural variance and flavor, but it’d be nice to have more of them, especially the cranberries.
Really, not a bad value at all the for the $4.49 it set us back.”
Ralph –
From What’s Good at Trader Joe’s 2015
“It doesn’t get any easier than Trader Joe’s Kale Quinoa Salad. As the package implies, it’s a full, ready to go salad in a bag, ready to be rinsed off, dumped in a bowl, and served up. And there’s a lot in here, too – crisp, fresh kale for the leafy green base, with some fresh shoestring carrot and broccoli for kind of a raw crunchy natural slaw to really fill the salad out. There’s the typical red cabbage and radicchio shards intersparsed through out. All of that is well and good, but the toasted quinoa – man, that’s a great addition, much better than any crouton. The itty quinoa bits (of which there are plenty) add a crispy, toasty, slightly nutty munch than makes a tasty accomplice to the rest of the kale, etc. The lemon vinaigrette is okay – somewhat light, a little citrusy, with a slight sweet tartness that plays off the natural veggie flavors well enough – but isn’t terribly memorable, either. Of course, I say this as a non fan of most salad dressings, so take my opinion for whatever it may be worth. There’s also a small package of pepitas and cranberries that add some textural variance and flavor, but it’d be nice to have more of them, especially the cranberries.
Really, not a bad value at all the for the $4.49 it set us back.”