Superfood Salad With Pomegranate Vinaigrette
A Healthy Salad With Superfoods
This Superfood Salad is loaded with good for you ingredients like kale, blueberries, quinoa and hemp seeds and is topped off with a fresh and light Pomegranate Vinaigrette. It’s a great salad to enjoy on its own, (a small portion as an starter, or a large portion as a main) as a side or paired with some light protein to make it a more filling meal.
Why We Love This Recipe:
This recipe is so quick and easy to make and will leave you feeling light, bright and energized.
It's made with "Superfoods" - foods that are nutritiously dense with vitamins, minerals, healthy fats and antioxidants.
It’s dressed with a homemade Pomegranate Vinaigrette (our favorite!) that is easy to make and stores well in the fridge to top off all your salads for the week.
It’s a very adaptable recipe - you can add any type of vegetable, grain, nut, seed, fruit or protein you like to it!
GCF Super Salad
Ingredients:
2 cups curly kale, shredded (spinach also works)
1 cup cabbage, shredded
1/2 cup celery, chopped “half moon”
1/2 cup carrots, peeled + chopped “matchstick”
1 cup quinoa, cooked
1-2 handful(s) fresh blueberries
1/3 cup gogi berries or pomegranate seeds
1/4 cup toasted slivered almond
2 tbsp hemp seeds
Pomegranate Vinaigrette
Homemade dressings are the easiest way to elevate your salads - and this is one of our GCF favorites! Pomegranates are filled with antioxidants and good-for-you nutrients, so we use them in recipes whenever possible.
1/4 cup EVOO
1/4 cup raw cashews
1/4 cup pomegranate juice
2 tbsp fresh lemon juice
1 teaspoon dijon mustard
2 Tbsp apple cider vinegar
1 Tbsp maple syrup
2 cloves garlic
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
pinch of pepper
sprinkle of red pepper (to taste
1/2 cup water (add more or less for consistency)
1 teasopon acai powder (optional - Adds radiant color and superfood power!)
Directions:
1.Mix all the salad ingredients together in a large bowl.
2. Add all the ingredients for the vinaigrette in a high speed blender. Add water if needed for consistency. Taste the dressing and adjust seasoning if needed.
3. Add dressing onto the salad, and toss everything together.