Tuesday, November 21, 2017

Kale, Avocado, Apple, Wild Rice and Pomegranate Salad

Made this a couple days ago and as you can see, it keeps pretty well for a leftovers lunch!
Inspired by a salad I got from B. Good, I simply replicated it. Their salad includes thick-cut pieces of bacon which is yummy! I left that out but of course you can add that -or- as I tried today at work, falafel! The falafel works great. This could also be a satisfying side at Thanksgiving or for turkey leftovers.

1 bunch of kale, washed and torn into bite-size pieces, into a large bowl.
dressing for kale: a light drizzle of olive oil and cider vinegar, salt & pepper
After dressing, use your hands to blend it into the kale, squeezing it a bit so it absorbs and tenderizes. The kale will turn a bright green.

Squeeze half a lemon into a cereal-bowl size of water. As you chop the apple, then avocado, this prevents it from browning.

1 chopped apple of your choice. I went with an Empire. Crispy and tart, not too sweet.
1 pomegranate, seeded (you only need half the seeds). Watch a YouTube tutorial if you've never seeded a pomegranate. The trick is cutting it open properly thus not destroying the seeds in the process.
1 avocado, chopped into same size pieces as apple. 
dried cranberries (1/2 cup)
sunflower seeds (1/2 cup)
wild rice (the variety I bought took 55 minutes to prepare) (1 cup)
2 stalks of snipped scallion greens

Toss it up and enjoy!