A few weeks ago I visited my #goals friend Chris in Dallas. After marveling at his home/interior design for hours, we left for yoga and lunch at The Honor Bar. He implored my to try the kale salad, explaining that it has quite the reputation. It did not disappoint and I knew I needed to recreate.

As I've mentioned in previous posts, I tend to find a recipe I like and then eat nothing but that for months at a time. Befittingly, I have been ordering a sushi burrito from down the street every day for both lunch and dinner and subsequently racking up a small fortune in my Takeout category on Mint (if you don't already use this I highly recommend).

By my third batch of burnt quinoa I was tempted to scratch this and sub lettuce for quinoa, but 'veggie fajita salad' didn't have the same ring to it. TAKE AWAY: when microwaving quinoa aka the lazy man's method, it's DOUBLE the water to quinoa ratio, not equal. Le sigh.