This is a great salad to make with leftovers, using up whatever veggies you have in the fridge, and with the cooked millet or quinoa it's big enough to have as a meal.
Course Appetizer, Lunch, Main Course, Salad
Cuisine American
Keyword avocado, healthy, kale, salad, vegan
Prep Time 10 minutesminutes
Servings 4salads
Author Heather Nicholds, C.H.N.
Ingredients
Avocado Dressing Ingredients:
1avocado
1Tbspfresh lemon juice+ zest
1-2tspdried dillor 1 Tbsp fresh
1clovefresh garlic
1green onion
1/4cupwater
Kale Salad Ingredients:
8leaveskale
1/2cupsteamed green beanssliced
1cupcherry tomatoeschopped
1bell pepperchopped
2green onionschopped
2cupscooked quinoamillet or any other grain
hummusoptional
Instructions
To make the dressing:
Put the dressing ingredients in a small blender or food processor with about a quarter cup of water. Puree until smooth, then add water as necessary to get the consistency you're looking for in your dressing. Taste for seasoning, and adjust if you need to.
To make the salad:
Chop the kale and massage with your hands to wilt, using a pinch of salt if you like.
Toss the vegetables, kale and millet/quinoa in a large salad bowl with the avocado dressing and serve, topped with a scoop of hummus.