It's been said that kale is sooooo last year, but it's still a staple in our house. Don't give in to the kale haters! I use it raw in my green juice, but I also really enjoy it cooked just slightly, so it turns bright green, and added to a salad. This salad is inspired by my Warm Kale Quinoa with Lemony Tahini Dressing, but I modified the dressing for my peanut butter-lovin' husband. I use the curly kale, because it is heartier, but if you are prefer baby kale, I would …
Salads
Groovy Rainbow Salad
Oh man, the grey days ... I need a sun intervention, or extra Vitamin D, and pass the Omega 3's!! This salad is "groovy," and it says "sunny" to me!! The base of the salad is raw, thinly sliced, purple cabbage with soft, juicy mango added and dressed with lime. This colorful salad keeps well. I add it to crunch up a bed of romaine leaves and top the entire mix with ripe, creamy avocado slices and toasted black sesame seeds. xoxo, dana Groovy Rainbow Salad /// Mango Purple Cabbage …
Warm Kale Quinoa with Lemony Tahini Dressing
Once I had created the dressing for my Harvest Quinoa Salad, I was totally smitten – a nondairy creamy dressing. OMG it was so good!! …
Shaved Brussels Sprouts Salad
As a kid, I did not like Brussels Sprouts. Nacho reminded me of this when I was preparing this salad. If you ask my mother, she would say that was most definitely the case. She would be happy to describe to you my facial grimaces and the shiver that went down my spine when she would make me finish my portion of the green little cabbages. …
Colorful Cauliflower | Roasted Cauliflower Lemon Thyme Quinoa
Toward the end of the Farmer's Market season I always expect to see one of my favorites - colorful cauliflower (orange and purple). On a farmer's market "field trip" in October, Nacho and I spotted the orange ones. He hadn't tasted one yet, and the farmer offered him a taste - he liked it! These varieties seem to be more tender and mild. I purchased several because they keep well and made my  colorful cauliflower quinoa recipe. Roasted Cauliflower Lemon Thyme Quinoa is a perfect side …
