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Mini Gluten-Free Zucchini Lasagna

10/27/2019 by Angelina Leave a Comment

Mini Gluten-Free Zucchini Lasagna This yummy Mini Gluten-Free Zucchini Lasagna dish is one of my favorite healthy recipes that I LOVE making for my entire family and my friends. Zucchini is an excellent gluten-free alternative to pasta.  The layers of zucchini, ooey-gooey blend of melted cheese, and chunks of delicious meat sauce sings comfort food with nutritious yum. My little-one can eat two or three of these mini lasagnas-no problem. I love knowing that my family is eating nourishing food like this. It makes my heart sing.  This dish is easy to make and even easier to serve. Just prep, sauté, assemble, and bake. Bam! A tin of a dozen TASTY and adorable Mini Gluten-Free Zucchini Lasagnas at your fingertips. You can make it for lunch, dinner, or a soiree! And... I always double this recipe and freeze the leftovers.  Buon appetito! 
Mini Gluten-Free Zucchini Lasagna

Mini Gluten Free Zucchini Lasagna

Mini Gluten Free Zucchini Lasagna Here are the ingredients for the Mini Gluten-Free Zucchini Lasagna. I substitute ricotta for cottage cheese and parmesan in this dish. Mini Gluten-Free Zucchini Lasagna A tin full of Mini Gluten-Free Zucchini Lasagna A bite-size Mini Gluten-Free Zucchini Lasagna. Buono Appetito!
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Gluten Free Mini Zucchini Lasagna Cups
Author: EpicureanNarrative.com
Prep time:  30 mins
Cook time:  30 mins
Total time:  1 hour
Serves: 12
 
This Mini Gluten-Free Zucchini Lasagna recipe is nutritious and tasty and a great alternative to pasta!
Ingredients
  • 1 zucchini, spiralized or sliced
  • 1 carrot, shredded
  • 1 tsp. of olive oil
  • 1 tsp. of salt
  • 1 onion, diced
  • pepper to taste
  • 1 lb. ground beef
  • 2 cups of cottage cheese
  • ½ cup of parmesan cheese
  • 1 cup of mozzarella cheese
  • 1 25 oz jar of your favorite pasta sauce
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees and grease the muffin tin with olive oil.
  2. Heat a skillet on medium heat, add olive oil, reduce heat and sauté onion for two minutes.
  3. Add garlic, and continue to sauté until onion is translucent.
  4. Brown the ground beef, add sauce and carrots and cook for 10 minutes.
  5. Meanwhile, In a mixing bowl, add cottage cheese and parmesan cheese.
  6. Sauté the zucchini, add a pinch of salt to taste.
  7. Layer the tin with zucchini, meat sauce, cottage cheese mixture, mozzarella, and repeat two more times.
  8. Bake for 30 minutes.
  9. Cool for 10 minutes.
  10. Serve!
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Filed Under: Dinner, Entree, Fall, Gluten Free, Lunch, Snacks, Spring, Summer, Uncategorized, Vegetarian Tagged With: Gluten Free, Lasagna, Mini Gluten Free Zucchini Lasagna, Mini Lasagna

Watermelon with Chile, Lime and Salt

08/03/2019 by Angelina Leave a Comment

Happy Watermelon Day! My favorite fruit is hands down watermelon with chile, salt, and lime.

Thanks to my rich and beautiful Mexican heritage sprinkling chile powder, salt, and a squeeze of lime on my watermelon comes second nature to me and it’s really fun to share this special way of eating watermelon with my hubby and son. And yes, I have passed down the watermelon loving gene to my little pre-schooler. Watermelon is on the menu at least once a week.

When I sink my mouth into watermelon a flood of sweet memories surge through my soul. I flash to eating watermelon spears with chile and salt served in tall clear cups (sold on street carts everywhere in Mexico) while visiting my family in Ensenada during the heat of summer.  I also remember when I was a little girl I asked my Grandma Nonie for Agua Melon. Her eyes smiled and she said, “es sandia mija,” not agua (water) melon (melon). Watermelon translates to “sandia” in Spanish. She would sprinkle chile, salt, and lime on my watermelon and it was truly sensational. I love and miss my Grandma Nonie. She was such a good person.

Here is your free Spanish lesson: Watermelon translates to “sandia” in Spanish (not agua melon).

As we say in Spanish, disfruta (enjoy)!

 

Watermelon

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Watermelon with Chile, Salt and a lime
Author: Angelina Toporov
Recipe type: Fruit
Cuisine: Mexican
Prep time:  10 mins
Total time:  10 mins
Serves: 6
 
Enjoy
Ingredients
  • 1 large Watermelon
  • Chile (Tajin or Chile Powder)
  • Lime
  • Salt
Instructions
  1. Slice your watermelon up in cubes or triangles. Sprinkle the Chile, Salt and then squeeze lime all over the watermelon.
  2. Serve in a bowl or platter.
  3. Disfruta (enjoy)!
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Filed Under: Brunch, Dessert, Mexican Cuisine, Side Dishes, Snacks

Top Twelve Santa Barbara Restaurants and Chefs were Featured at the 5th Annual Cooking up Dreams Fundraiser

04/19/2019 by Angelina Leave a Comment

The Top Twelve Santa Barbara Restaurants and Chefs were featured at the 5th Annual Cooking up Dreams Fundraiser event benefiting the Family Service Agency (FSA) at the Santa Barbara Carriage Museum on Friday, April 12, 2019. The benefit included a silent auction and live auction and of course crazy delicious food from each participating chef who were all competing for the tastiest dish at the event. The benefit helped support essential mental health and basic needs for vulnerable children, families, and seniors throughout Santa Barbara County serving over 20,000 people. The Family Service Agency has a long history of providing essential services to all generations in the Santa Barbara County community, from families, children to teens struggling with anxiety and depression, to seniors adjusting to new life circumstances. Because the donations and generosity, most of the FSA services are available free of charge.

This years’ theme was appropriately named, GENERATIONS OF FAMILIES. The EMCEE was Kris Bergstrom, a former principal of 8 years, who made some “no running in the hallway” jokes and kept the hour long program bubbling with humor and energy. She used her deep connection to the community and witty sense of humor to focus on raising money for the Family Agency. Not even five minutes into the program she had raised $35,000 which was a combination of seven $2500 bids that were matched by our local and very generous Union Bank (Santa Barbara Branch).

The live auction included my personal favorite, the most adorable Kids Rule Table and Chairs Set, donated by Barbara Butler Artist-Builder Inc., Dinner for 8 at the Boathouse, Alaskin Adventure Package, Casa Blanca Pool House Tour (Carpinteria), Exclusive Pane e Vino Dinner for 8, and Seven Nights on the Mexican Coast.  The event coordinator was Robin Sonner and the music was provided by my hubby, Santa Barbara DJ Scott Topper Productions. There were around 90 silent auction items including gift certificates to restaurants, private cooking classes, hotel stays, safaris, and so much more!

Cooking up Dreams

Event Coordinating by Santa Barbara Wedding Planner, Robin Sonner

Music by Scott Topper Productions

Carriage at the Santa Barbara Carriage Museum

The chefs and GM’s were spunky, confident, and full of personality. The lively bunch were featuring their tastiest dishes all competing for the best dish People’s Award and Judges Award.

The featured Santa Barbara chefs included Chef Chanel Ducharme with Bluewater Grill, Chef Ranferi Rios with Casa Blanca, Chef Peter Cham with Finch & Fork, Owner and Chef Jeff Olsson of Industrial Eats, Chef Weston Richards of Les Merchand Merchant & Wine Bar, Chef Michael Hutchings of Michaels Catering, Chef Damien Gilbert of Outpost at the Goodland, Chef Renaud Gonthier of Renaud’s Patisserie & Bistro, Chef Jesus Charco with Santa Barbara Fishouse, Chef Justin West with Soul Cal Smokehouse, Chef Taylor Melonuk from The Middle Child, and Owner Michael Amador of Uncorked Wine Tasting & Kitchen and Desserts by Rincon Catering. 

The Judges were Joey Buttitta, ABC-TV news anchor KEYT-3; George Yatchisin, food and drink writer; Hilary Dole Kein, writer/editor; and Geneva Ives, food and travel writer. All guests voted for their favorite Santa Barbara restaurant.

The winners? Drum Roll please… The 2019 People’s Choice winners includes Chef Damien Gilberto of Outpost at the Gooodland, Chef Chanel Ducharme of Bluewater Grill, Michael Amador of Uncorked Wine Tasting, and Chef Jesus Charco from Santa Barbara FisHouse.

 

    Cooking up Dreams at the Santa Barbara Carriage Museum

It was great to attend this auction knowing that the event was a fun way to participate in community while generously donating.

Enjoy the portraits and food photos from the event!

Cooking up Dreams

Farmed Abalone on Chowder Sauce by Michael Hutchings of Michael’s Catering

Filed Under: Events, Travel

Santa Barbara Cookbook-ish Club: Moosewood

07/24/2018 by Angelina Leave a Comment

Last month I attended this fabulous Santa Barbara Cookbook-ish Club potluck event that featured delicious vegetarian dishes from the 40th Anniversary Edition of Moosewood Cookbook. The Cookbook-ish Club is a local Santa Barbara cookbook club created by the talented Viktoriya Filippova. Viktoriya Filippova is a local designer, maker, stylist, and founder of FOLD, a textile studio specializing in hand-crafted table linens fusing traditional craft and textile treatments with modern design. Victoria’s linens can be purchased or rented for events. Each month Viktoria selects the cookbook and venue that appropriately fits the cookbook’s theme and creates a menu from her guests’ top choices.

The cookbook theme that Viktoriya chose for this particular event was inspired by Mollie Katzen’s Moosewood Cookbook and the location was in our local neighborhood Clubhouse in Santa Barbara which fit the 70’s theme perfectly along with her linens, styling, and decor. She even created a vertical garden installation for the event. There was a lot of attention to detail that gave this fun event a lot of depth. Did I mention I am lucky enough to happen to be neighbors with Viktoria? That is one degree of separation.

Why is this cookbook so special? In the 70’s when the American diet was still stuck in the 50’s and 60’s  Moosewood Restaurant was founded by a group of visionaries who happened to be friends in Ithaca, New York. The menu features dishes that are healthy plant based dishes, vegetarian dishes, and world  cuisine. Moosewood Restaurant won a James Beard Foundation Award for American “Classic” in 2000. The Moosewood Cookbook was first published not long after the restaurant opened and is now somewhat of a cult classic amongst home-cooks and chefs alike. The first print was spiral-bound with beautifully hand drawn illustrations and very neatly hand written recipes created by Mollie Katzen who was one of the original founders of the Moosewood Restaurant in New York.

I purchased my own copy of the 40th Anniversary Edition Moosewood Cookbook several weeks before the event and I am happy to say that the publisher has kept the neatly hand written recipes and illustrations which was part of the charm of the original publications. I haven’t had the pleasure to dine at the restaurant, yet, however, I definitely experienced the essence of Moosewood in a different light with the vision and attention to detail of Viktoria’s Moosewood Cookbook-ish themed potluck dinner with the 70’s decor, linens, and styling.

The guests who joined us were a talented group of foodies ranging from foodie enthusiasts, talented business owners, and fellow food bloggers. Everyone brought their delicious and carefully selected dish to the potluck and enjoyed an evening of great conversations sipping shrubs or a Paloma, the signature cocktail, while being transported back into time to forty years ago.

To be around like-minded ladies (and gents) to discuss all things food including the history and culture behind the recipes was nothing less than inspiring. Life has an interesting way of giving you what you want if you ask for it. I have been putting more intention into evolving my food world, connecting more with what I eat, and connecting with our local foodie community. How does it get any better than this?

Here is what everyone brought to the table (all pun intended). Drum roll, please.

DRINKS
Paloma Cocktail: The Paloma a citrisy signature drink that was concocted by Viktoriya Filipova from FOLD and served in lovely vintage cocktail glasses. The ingredients were hand written on a chalk board and guests made their own cocktail to their liking.

Shrub Bar: Emma Moore, who is one of three founders of WomensHeritage.com and HeritageGoodsandSupply.com, provided the refreshing shrub bar and also one of the delicious curry’s.  Shrub drinks are an American Colonial vinegar drink that is making it’s way back into the social consciousness and it’s also great alternative to artificial soda drinks. I have a new appreciation for shrub drinks and I am now hooked! The different sized translucent plain bottles showed off the beautiful natural coloring of the fruit sweetened vinegar. Loved it. It said 70’s all the way.

APPETIZERS
Guacamole and Chips: Margaret with www.MargaretJoanFlorals.com made the yummy Guacamole which is hands down one of my favorite appetizers in the whole wide world! So happy it made it on this menu. She designed all the beautiful florals and foliage that were laid out beautifully on the napkins and the centerpieces. She shared with us her philosophy of why she chose a single flower which was to not overpower the bold tablecloth print. It worked. Simple yet elegant.

Tabouli: Lea made the Tabouli. Everyone loved it!

Pita Bread: The homemade Pita Bread was also made by Viktoriya. Everyone raved over Viktoriya’s Pita Bread and it went very well with the Feta Walnut Dip.

Feta Walnut Dip: Claire made the delicious Feta Walnut Spread. It was tasty and had a great consistency.

MAIN DISHES
Fresh Berry Soup: The evening would not have been the same without the Fresh Berry Soup which added a nice twist to the evenings cuisine. I was not sure what to expect but the Berry Soup had a nice flavor and very refreshing to have on a warm evening.

Alsatian Cheese Salad: Meredith made this tasty cheese salad. I don’t think I ever had cheese salad and the recipe included generous portions. This paired well with the Multi-Bean Salad.

Multi-Bean Salad: Ingrid made this delicious Multi-Bean Salad and it was perfect.

Sattyama’s Famous Cauliflower Curry: Emma Moore made the  Sattyamma’s Famous Cauliflower Curry with brown and I made Sattyamma’s Famous Cauliflower Curry with white rice. They both tasted delicious. I substituted the sesame seeds with sesame powder and used a very bright organic turmeric which made it robust in color which I later discovered after some research in my cupboard. I found three bottles of organic tumeric all ranging in colors from deep yellow to a bright yellow. I really the shredded coconut in the recipe which gave it a nutty flavor. The overall taste of each dish was delicious. I will definitely make this again. And again.

Samosas: The samosas were a hit at the event! They were made by Irene Hoffman who also created the event poster. Irene Hoffman with www.IreneHoffman.com is an award winning designer. The criteria was to create the poster by hand without any assistance of  computer software programs much like a graphic artist would have created a poster back in the 70’s. My favorite part? The hand drawn and cut-outs of the lemon, lime, and orange wedges.

DESSERT

Sour Cream Orange Cake: The Sour Cream Orange Cake was an absolute dream! It was fluffy and moist. The dish was made by Robin, a local Santa Barbara food blogger from CaliGirlCooking.com. Her website is now one of my favorites!

Coffee and Tea was also provided by Viktoriya and was a delightful way to finish off the evening.

The Moosewood Cookbook-ish Potluck was nothing short of sensational. It was interesting to see how each guest interpreted their own recipe with their final dish. There were conversations about each dish and we talked about what we would do differently and noted recipes and ingredients that were indicative of the time. It was a very enriching experience.

I highly recommend trying out these recipes. I found my copy of the 40th Anniversary Edition Moosewood Cookbook locally at Chaucer’s Bookstore. I am sure you can find a cookbook online, but there was something really nice about walking into my local bookstore and buying this book. I am a fan of bookstores and this one had the nice bookstore smell. It’s one of my favorite scents besides food. A cookbook club is a great way to discover and try out new recipes that you otherwise would not find the time to make. I have to admit that I was more than delighted to be a part of this Cookbook-ish narrative.

Here are some of the food and decor photos that I snapped at the event.

Floral Design by Margaret Joan Florals

Event Design by Viktoriya with FOLD

 

 

 

 

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Superfood Breakfast Smoothie

07/13/2018 by Angelina Leave a Comment

There’s nothing like having a nourishing and refreshing Superfood Breakfast Smoothie on a hot summer day. A week ago my hubby wanted to take us out for breakfast which normally I am all about especially on a Saturday morning. But after having a record high of 100 degrees in Santa Barbara we decided to keep our breakfast choice healthy & cool. So we stayed inside!

So here is my concoction I created last week from what I foraged in our kitchen. This lovely Superfood Breakfast Smoothie is made with all organic ingredients including blueberries, bananas, raspberries, coconut milk, strawberries, chia seeds, and maca powder. And a whole lot-a-love! I added the chia seeds to add extra protein to the smoothie to help sustain my little son and my hubby at least ’til snack time.

It was so delicious that we are now making this Superfood Breakfast Smoothie a new family favorite.


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Superfood Breakfast Smoothie
Author: Angelina
Prep time:  10 mins
Total time:  10 mins
Serves: 4
 
This is a delicious Superfood Breakfast Smoothie that will cool you down on a hot summer day!
Ingredients
  • 2 cups of blueberries (fresh or frozen)
  • 1 banana (I prefer frozen bananas)
  • 1 cup of raspberries
  • 1 cup of blackberries
  • 1 cup of strawberries
  • 2 tsp. of chia seeds
  • 1 tsp. of maca powder
  • 3 cups of coconut milk
Instructions
  1. Combine all the ingredients in a blender
  2. Blend all the ingredients until frothy
  3. Serve immediately
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Filed Under: Breakfast, Brunch, Dairy Free, Dessert, Gluten Free, Smoothies, Summer, Vegan Tagged With: Breakfast Smoothies, Smoothies

Naturally Dyed Eggs

03/30/2018 by Angelina Leave a Comment

With Easter literally around the corner, it’s time for one of my favorite Spring traditions, dyeing Easter eggs. I love the whole process and especially the end result with all of the pretty colored eggs displayed in a bowl or an egg carton.

I have been really into using natural dyes for anything that requires food coloring, for quite some time now ever since I have read the research on food color dyes, not being so healthy to ingest.

I made these natural dyes from purple cabbage, beets, coffee, and turmeric. For the coffee I used cooled freshly brewed coffee. And for the vegetables, I simply boiled each of the vegetables (in separate pots) for about 30 minutes and then strained the tea into separate pots.  Once the “tea” was completely cooled down, I gently placed my perfectly hard boiled eggs in 4 different mason jars and then poured a different tea in each jar and let them to soak over night (about 12 hours).  And voila! Some beautiful naturally dyed eggs using non-toxic home-made natural dyes. For a more vibrant pink I would suggest adding more beets to the tea. And well as far as the coffee colored eggs, I still love the way they turned out even if they look just like a regular brown egg, which is what my very smart three year old son pointed out! Watch out for my future recipe, deviled eggs.


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Naturally Dyed Eggs
Prep time:  15 mins
Cook time:  12 hours
Total time:  12 hours 15 mins
Serves: 6 eggs
 
Naturally Dyed Eggs
Ingredients
  • 2 beets, quartered
  • 4 cups of water
  • 1 tsp. of apple cider vinegar
Instructions
  1. In a medium sized pot, boil the water, and add the beets and bring it down to a simmer
  2. Simmer for 30 minutes
  3. Cool the "Tea"
  4. Place hardboiled eggs into a cup.
  5. Add the cup
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Filed Under: Appetizer, Breakfast, Brunch, Easter, Snacks, Spring

Chicken and Dumpling Soup

03/16/2018 by Angelina Leave a Comment

Chicken and Dumpling Soup is perfect rainy day meal. The secret ingredients to a yummy chicken soup is the broth and making it with love. My son is not a picky eater however with soups he prefers soups that are made with homemade chicken broth. This recipe is inspired by my mom who makes the best Chicken and Dumpling Soup. So I am excited to pass down the tradition of eating this delicious comfort food. Naturally it gives me great joy to see my little Sky Bear eat this soup all up! Thanks mom for this recipe! 

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Chicken and Dumpling Soup
Author: Angelina
Prep time:  15 mins
Cook time:  30 mins
Total time:  45 mins
Serves: 8
 
Ingredients
  • 10 cups of water
  • 1 lb. of chicken
  • 2 yellow onion, diced
  • 3 carrots, sliced
  • 3 stalks of celery, sliced
  • 2 corn on the cobs, sliced
  • 2 cups of flour
  • 3 tsp. of baking powder
  • 2 tsp. of salt
  • ¼ tsp. of pepper
  • 1 eggs
  • ¾ whole milk
Instructions
  1. In a large pot, add water, chicken, 1 onion (sliced), 1 carrot (sliced), and 1 celery (sliced), and bring it to a boil and then simmer for 30 minutes.
  2. For the Dumplings: add the flour, baking powder, salt, pepper and mix. Then add the egg and milk and mix again, set aside.
  3. Once the chicken is done cooking, shred the chicken and set aside.
  4. In a separate pot, drain the chicken stock to make a clear broth.
  5. Add to the stock the rest of the onions, carrots, celery, and corn.
  6. Bring everything to a boil then to simmer.
  7. Add the of dumpling dough one spoon full at a time and cover and cook for 15 minutes.
  8. Cool and serve with about 2 dumplings per serving.
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Filed Under: Dinner, Lunch, Soups

Sweet Potato Hummus

03/15/2018 by Angelina Leave a Comment

I can eat Sweet Potato Hummus every-single-day!Sweet Potato Hummus

I am a Sweet potato fan and hummus fan so when I first tasted this tahini-free recipe I naturally completely fell in love with this yummy rich and tasty hummus. I make this sweet potato recipe now all the time for my hubby and Sky Bear and they both love it. I add turmeric to this recipe to give it more of healthy kick and I also substituted coconut oil instead of olive oil. Serve this with your favorite veggies for a yummy healthy snack.

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Sweet Potato Hummus
Prep time:  10 mins
Cook time:  30 mins
Total time:  40 mins
Serves: 6-8
 
Sweet Potato Hummus is a great snack for my preschooler!
Ingredients
  • 2 medium sweet potatoes
  • 3 cloves
  • 2 cans of chickpeas (drained and rinsed)
  • 2 tsp. of turmeric
  • 1 tsp. of coconut oil
  • ¼ cup of water
  • salt
  • pepper
Instructions
  1. Boil Sweet potatoes for about 20 minutes.
  2. Check for doneness
  3. In a food processor, add sweet potatoes, cloves, chickpeas, turmeric, coconut oil, and water and blend.
  4. Add Salt and pepper to taste
  5. Serve with your favorite veggies!
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Filed Under: Appetizer, Side Dishes, Snacks, Vegan Tagged With: Snacks, Sweet Potato Hummus

Pumpkin Coconut Curry Soup

10/28/2017 by Angelina Leave a Comment

This Pumpkin Coconut Curry Soup is super tasty and nourishes my soul. I was inspired to make this dish for my niece who recently became a vegan. My husband couldn’t believe that this was considered a vegan dish and said this was the best soup he has ever tasted. He wouldn’t mind having this on our monthly or even weekly menu. Below are the ingredients.

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Microgreens & Baby Kale Salad

09/23/2017 by Angelina Leave a Comment

Micro Green and Baby Kale Salad

I LOVE this tasty Microgreen and Baby Kale Salad! First of all, it’s bright, cheery, and full of nutritious superfoods. Channeling love and happiness when making this dish was so worth it because my happy-love light glowed whilst eating this dish with my hubby & Sky Bear (my toddler). They are my official recipe testers and my hubby concluded that this salad was the best salad he has ever eaten. I seconded it.

This Microgreen and Baby Salad is a delicious blend of supergreens, superfruits, nuts, seeds and granola. I added pumpkin seeds, pistachios, blueberries, grapes, strawberries, gluten free granola, sprouted broccoli, baby kale, micro broccoli greens, and micro kale greens and each bite has the perfect amount of crunch and flavor.  The mandarin & apple cider vinaigrette dressing has a a nice blend of citrus and tang.

Every time I eat a delicious salad I am reminded of how easy it is to add more superfoods in our family’s everyday diet. Not only are these superfoods good for you but they taste amazing too. How does it get any better than this?

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Micro Greens & Baby Kale Salad
Prep time:  15 mins
Cook time:  15 mins
Total time:  30 mins
Serves: 4
 
Ingredients
  • 1 cup Baby Kale
  • ½ cup Kale Micro Greens
  • ½ cup Broccoli Micro Greens
  • ½ cup Sprouted Broccoli
  • ¼ cup of pistachios
  • ¼ cup of pumpkin seeds
  • 1 cup of strawberries
  • 1 cup of halved grapes
  • ½ cup of blueberries
  • 1 cup of gluten free granola
  • ¼ cup of fresh mandarin juice
  • 2 TBSP Apple cider vinaigrette
  • 1 TBSP of Honey
  • Salt
  • Pepper
Instructions
  1. Measure all the ingredients
  2. Rinse all the greens separately and set aside.
  3. Rinse and cut the grapes and strawberres in half and set aside in separate bowls.
  4. Rinse the blueberries and set aside
  5. In a 1 large serving bowl or 4 smaller serving bowls divide the first 10 ingredients in each dish as desired.
  6. In a small bowl, add the freshly squeezed mandarin juice apple cider vinaigrette, honey, salt, and pepper.
  7. Drizzle the vinaigrette dressing evenly over each salad.
  8. Enjoy your creation!
  9. Tips: You can substitute mandarin for freshly squeezed oranges or orange juice.
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Filed Under: Dairy Free, Entree, Gluten Free, Lunch, Salads, Side Dishes, Summer, Vegan

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