Recipe: Kale Salad

My stepmom made the best salad on Christmas that I've tried to replicate since being back.

Kale, feta, apple slices, sunflower seeds, with a homemade dressing - lemon juice, olive oil, red wine vinegar, and honey.


Yes.

Those Summer Nights- Avocado and Blueberry Salad

I love fruits and vegetables. raw. not cooked.  I'm always looking for new, simple recipes that involve very basic combinations of the two.

Today I stumbled upon a recipe for a great summer salad, that's too easy.

Avocado and Blueberry Salad

Ingredients

• 1 ripe, Fresh California Avocado, peeled, seeded, cut in slices
• 2 cups fresh blueberries, rinsed, picked over, well-drained
• 2 medium sized apples peeled, cored, seeded, diced
• 2 cups diced fresh mango chunks
• 1 package mixed baby greens
• 2 Tbsp. chopped chives or green onion
• 2 Tbsp. walnuts, toasted*, chopped coarsely

Avocado and Blueberry Fruit Salad Dressing

• 2 Tbsp. honey
• ¼ cup plain nonfat yogurt
• ¼ tsp. ground cinnamon
• ¼ cup fresh orange or grapefruit juice
• pinch o salt
• pinch o ground white pepper (I don't know what white pepper is so.. I'm going w. normal person pepper)

Instructions

Salad

1. Place chopped avocado, blueberries, apple, and mango in medium bowl and toss with about 2/3 of the tangy dressing; set aside.
2. Toss salad greens in large bowl with remainder of tangy dressing, and distribute evenly on each of six salad plates. Place an equal portion of dressed fruit/avocado mixture on top of each greens serving. Sprinkle with chopped chives and toasted walnuts to serve.
3. *To toast walnuts, place nut pieces in dry skillet over medium-high heat and stir occasionally for about seven minutes, or until pieces are browned lightly. Remove from heat. Let nuts cool slightly before chopping and using to garnish salad.

Dressing Instructions

1. In a medium bowl, mix honey, yogurt and cinnamon together until smooth and creamy. Whisk in juice; stir in salt and pepper. Taste and adjust seasoning.

**Allison revision**
I would add feta to this. Or goat cheese. I love cheese.