Kale Salad

Like most salads, the best part is the dressing and this is not an exception to that rule.

Dressing Ingredients

1/4 cup tahini

2 T EVOO

1/4 cup nutritional yeast

1 tsp red pepper flakes

2 T water

1 garlic clove minced

Juice of 1 lemon

Salt and Pepper to taste

Whisk all of it in a bowl. If it seems too thick add some water. At this point taste it and add salt and pepper, more EVOO, or more red pepper until you like it.

I'm listing the ingredients that I used, but you don't have to have much more than kale and tomatoes. Like I said above, the dressing is great. I'm also not adding amounts because I don't make a salad that way. I just add until it looks like the right ratio.

Salad Ingredients

Kale, thick stems removed, chopped fine

Cucumber, diced

Cherry Tomatoes (sliced in half)

Walnuts (toasted)

Raisins

Red Onion, diced
Garbanzo Beans
Yellow or Red Bell Pepper
Avocado
Black Olives
Quinoa!
Turmeric if you have it. Great anti-inflamatory. Start with a teaspoon.

I didn't add the following ingredients in mine, but these would be great also: Carrot, hemp seeds, mango, chopped apples.

Toss the salad stuff with the dressing and chill it a while so the flavors can blend.