Monday, June 25, 2012

Recipe: Weekend Glow Kale Salad from Angela Liddon



Greetings friends of Moon Bear!

It was delightful to see some of you out at the farm this weekend for our very first CSA harvest. After seeing all of the beautiful greens I thought I might share one of my favorite go-to recipes. I change this recipe every time I make it depending on what I have on hand. Almost anything goes. I especially love adding dried cranberries, quinoa, beans or apples. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do!


Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients:
·         1/2 large head of kale (about 4-6 cups)
·         1 cup finely chopped red onion
·         1/2 red bell pepper
·         1/2-3/4 cup chopped carrot (2 small carrots)
·         1 English cucumber (2 cups chopped halves)
·         1 avocado, chopped
·         1 & 1/4 cup chopped grape tomatoes (or other variety)
·         1/2 cup mixed raisins and Goji berries
·         1/4 cup hemp seed
·         1/3 cup chopped walnuts
·         Dressing: 1 batch of Lightened Up tahini-Lemon Dressing (recipe below)
·         Your desired fresh or dried herbs

 Directions:
1. Chop vegetables and mix in a large mixing bowl. Reserve hemp seed and walnuts for sprinkling on top.
2. Make your Lightened Up tahini-Lemon Dressing in a food processor and process until smooth.
3. Tear the leaves off of the kale and rip into bite-sized pieces. Wash and dry kale leaves.
4. Mix the vegetables, kale leaves, and full batch of dressing (3/4-1 cup) in large bowl until thoroughly combined.
5. Place in fridge to ‘marinate’ for 10-15 minutes. Serves 4. Keeps in fridge in a sealed container for 1 day.
Lightened Up Tahini-Lemon Dressing

Yield: Just under 1 cup of dressing
Ingredients:
·         1/4 cup Tahini
·         2 garlic cloves
·         1/2 cup fresh lemon juice (about 2 lemons)
·         1/4 cup Nutritional yeast or a bit more, to taste
·         2-4 tbsp Extra virgin olive oil, to taste
·         1 tsp kosher salt + freshly ground black pepper, or to taste
·         3 tbsp water, or as needed

Directions:
1. In a food processor, add all ingredients and process until smooth. Makes just under 1 cup.

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