Easy Healthy Kale Salad

Easy Healthy Kale Salad is my adaptation of a dish I found in the grocery deli section, which is based on a salad I bought at the New Leaf Market deli.

It's quick and easy, healthy and delicious. A nutritious dish for potluck dinners and for everyday meals.

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KALE SALAD

1 bunch kale, chopped coarsely (use leaves with stems, cut off bottom of stems)

1/4 red onion, chopped

Juice of 1 lemon

Olive oil (approx. 1 tablespoon)

Bragg's liquid amino seasoning

Bragg's liquid amino adds the color and flavor of soy sauce but without gluten or soy ingredients. Bragg's liquid amino acids can be used as a gluten-free soy sauce replacement in many other recipes.

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Instructions:

Blanch the kale in 1-2 inches of water in covered pot, 2-3 min, then spin or pat dry and place in large salad bowl with chopped red onion.  Allow to cool. 

Meanwhile, mix the juice of 1 lemon in a small bowl with olive oil in a 2/3 ratio (less olive oil than lemon juice). MIX WELL and pour over greens.

Sprinkle on top:

Sunflower seeds (purchase the kind without the shells)*

Sesame seeds*

For best results, purchase fresh sunflower and sesame seeds, or keep them refrigerated before use. Seeds which contain natural oils tend to go stale quickly. 

/Enough Bragg’s amino to coat the leaves.

Mix loosely, chill and serve.

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Mexican Pico de Gallo Recipe

This simple Pico de Gallo recipe with fresh tomatoes is a sure winner for pot lucks as well as a quick snack or even as a garnish for scrambled eggs.

You can even add precooked frozen shrimp for a delicious shrimp cocktail recipe. (See below.)

Using only fresh ingredients, with large chunks of firm red tomato, it has just the right balance of citrus flavor and saltiness.

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MEXICAN PICO DE GALLO RECIPE

Ingredients:

1 very fresh firm med. to lg. tomato*

*4 or 5 small firm Roma tomatoes can be substituted

¼ red onion, chopped small but not too fine

1 jalapeno, seeded and fibers removed, chopped very fine

1 handful fresh cilantro, rinsed, patted dry and chopped coarsely (remove stems)

Juice of ½ to 1 lime (add another tomato if you use 1 lime)

Plenty of salt to taste (if not enough salt, it’s not salsa!)

Optional:

Add 1 avocado, diced

Add fresh mango chunks, diced


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Easy Shrimp Cocktail Recipe using Pico de Gallo

A delicious option is to add shrimp with a dash of tabasco with the avocado for a yummy homemade shrimp cocktail. Use precooked frozen shrimp for best results. Allow to thaw slightly before adding to cocktail. 

If desired, you can add diced cucumber and diced green bell pepper for color and a crispy crunch.  Serve on a crispy tortilla or as a dip.