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Microgreens & Baby Kale Salad

09/23/2017 by Angelina Leave a Comment

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

Measure all the ingredients
Rinse all the greens separately and set aside.
Rinse and cut the grapes and strawberres in half and set aside in separate bowls.
Rinse the blueberries and set aside
In a 1 large serving bowl or 4 smaller serving bowls divide the first 10 ingredients in each dish as desired.
In a small bowl, add the freshly squeezed mandarin juice apple cider vinaigrette, honey, salt, and pepper.
Drizzle the vinaigrette dressing evenly over each salad.
Enjoy your creation!
Tips: You can substitute mandarin for freshly squeezed oranges or orange juice.

Summer Superfood Spinach Salad

09/09/2017 by Angelina Leave a Comment

There are times when I just want to eat a huge healthy salad for lunch. Especially when the weather is on the warmer side, as it has been lately.

I recently foraged in our fridge and ended up empty so I decided to go on an adventure to our local market and pick some up my favorite organic ingredients to make a salad. As one would expect I got carried away because I went on an empty stomach. After buying way more then I had planned, I did manage to successfully gather the perfect ingredients for this incredibly healthy Summer Superfood Spinach Salad. This summer dish has become my go-to salad this week and besides being easy to make it’s also super healthy with all of the amazing superfood ingredients.

There’s so much flavor and crunch packed into this bowl of summery greens. It includes baby spinach, cabbage, berries, granola, and nuts. The granola and nut blend is just granola, pumpkin seeds and almond slivers. Easy peazy. It’s sweet, savory, crunchy, and oh so good for you. The dressing I use for this salad has a nice blend of sweet & spicy. I added cayenne, turmeric, fresh lemon juice, spanish olive oil and a generous dollop of honey, and of course the star, Apple Cider Vinegrette.

So next time you’re thinking of making a salad I suggest this yummy Summer Superfood Spinach Salad.

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Summer Superfood Spinach Salad

Cuisine: Vegan, Salads

Prep time: 15 mins

Total time: 15 mins

Serves: 4-6

Vegan Berry Superfood Spinach Salad

Ingredients

2 cups of Rinsed Baby Spinach
¼ cup of Sliced Strawberries
½ cup of Whole Raspberries
¼ cup of Fresh Blueberries
¼ cup of sliced grapes
½ cup of Shredded Cabbage
2 TBS of Pumpkin Seeds
2 TBS of Almond Slivers
2 TBS of Granola
¼ of Olive Oil
1 Tbs. of Apple Cider Vinegrette
1 Lemon
⅛ tsp of Cayenne
⅛ of tsp of Tumeric
1 Tbs. of honey

Instructions

In a large bowl add cleaned baby spinach.
Toss in all the fruit and cabbage.
Divide into 4-6 bowls.
Blend together all the nuts, seeds, and granola in a bowl.
Sprinkle over the salads evenly.
In a small bowl add the apple cider vinegarette, lemon, olive oil, cayenne, turmeric, and honey and mix with a fork very well.
Drizzle over the salad to your taste.
Then enjoy a yummy crunch healthy salad.

Watermelon and Feta Salad with Citrus Dressing

05/28/2017 by Angelina Leave a Comment

Watermelon and Feta Salad with Citrus Dressing is a delicious recipe to kick-start the summer with Memorial Day weekend. This dish is truly summer in a bowl. It’s refreshing and tasty with citrus dressing dancing on your palette. Arugula is naturally spicy, however, I added a pinch of cayenne to the dressing for some extra kick. There is a nice balance of sweet and spicy flavors in this dish.

The dressing is really simple and very delicious. It only takes 5 ingredients to make this yummy dressing: freshly squeezed orange juice, olive oil, cayenne, salt, and pepper. This is my all time favorite dressing that I make most of the time.

My photo shoot was cut a little short with my little Sky Bear spotting the watermelon in this dish. The watermelon slowly started to disappear and I decided it was wrap!

Serves 4 (including energetic toddlers)

Ingredients:
16 oz. of arugula
3 tbsp. of fresh mint, chopped
1 cup feta
3 cups of watermelon
1/4 cup of cranberries
1 bundle of mint leaves for garnish

Dressing:
2 oranges, juiced (or 1/2 cup of orange juice
1/4 cup of olive oil
Cayenne
Salt
Pepper

In small bowl mix the orange juice and olive oil until well blended. Sprinkle cayenne, salt, and pepper to taste. Rinse the arugula. Place the arugula into a separate bowl. Toss in the mint, watermelon, and cranberries. Sprinkle the feta over the salad.

Mix the dressing into the salad and toss and garnish with a mint leaf. Bon appetite!

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