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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.


If you try this Superfood Salad or any other recipe on the blog let us know how it turned out…..We love hearing from you!

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