Putting The Creature of Habit Down for a Nap

I LOVE my new lunch. I am definitely a creature of habit...and laziness when it comes to food (and some other things too!). What I do 99% of the time is I make myself a huge pot of soup (using all kinds of greens, celery root, a sweet potato, carrots, dried herbs, etc) and then freeze little individual portion sizes and take it to work for lunch for the next 312418923401239 days. Well, I've broken the mold this week...I had an extra weekend day (thanks, presidents) and decided to take the time to get creative. I made a raw kale salad, thanks to Melomeals (it's seriously yummy, folks) and have been stuffing the mix inside lettuce, making a wrap, and then dipping the wraps in hummus. I bet the salad mix would also taste really good ontop of some pita bread...or even all by itself. Making the kale salad was super easy, thanks to my food processor...no chopping necessary. Enjoy this SUPER fast and SUPER healthy pile of raw green mess:) For reminders on why raw is so beneficial, please refer back to my post Unbake Those Brownies.

Marinated Kale Salad

Ingredients:

4 cups kale- de-stemmed and ripped into bite size bits
1 tsp salt (i used sea salt)
2 tbsp freshly squeezed orange juice (i have oranges in my yard, so this was easy...but if you don't have access to fresh oranges, go ahead and use whatever orange juice you have in your fridge)
1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp orange zest (optional if you don't have an orange to zest)
2 cups shredded carrots
1 cup chopped red cabbage
1/2 cup chopped sun dried tomatoes
2 tbsp miced red OR white onion
1 cup sunflower seeds (remember, RAW is best)
1/2 tsp cumin
1/2 cup raisins
4 cups cilantro, chopped
1 tbsp soy sauce (I used gluten free/reduced sodium tamari)
3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
salt and pepper to taste if needed


Instructions:

In a large bowl, mix kale, salt, orange juice, balsamic vinegar, and garlic powder. Massage and mix for several minutes.

Add the rest of the ingredients and massage well

Let sit for at least 10 minutes before eating to let the flavors marinate.