Name: Romaine Salad with Kale, Apples & Cranberries
Prep time: 25 min
Total time: 25 min
Ingredients: 1 head of romaine lettuce (washed and chopped); 3 large leaves of kale (washed and chopped); 2 carrots (shredded); 1 apple (seeded and cut into thin slices); 6 scallions (white and green parts chopped); 1/2 cup dried cranberries (, low sugar & no oil. Honestly Cranberries); 1/4 cup pumpkin seeds; 1/4 cup tahini; 1 orange peeled; 2 cloves garlic (chopped); 1-2 Tbl fresh turmeric (rough chopped (or substitute1/2 tsp powdered turmeric)); 1/4 cup fresh lime or lemon juice ((1 whole)); 1/4 cup fresh parsley (chopped); dash of cayenne pepper; sea salt and pepper (to taste)

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I’m excited to share this delicious romaine salad recipe from Chef Jessica Bella, a talented chef with unique ideas for creating delicious and super healthy recipes.

A Unique & Delicious Salad Recipe

She’s a Certified Natural Foods Chef and Graduated from The Natural Gourmet Institute for Health & Culinary Arts. She focuses on creating vibrant, Superfood rich recipes that nourish the body. We are collaborating on some recipes to share with you and I think you’ll love this romaine salad with kale.

I use fresh and crispy romaine as the base (you can also add dark leafy greens like baby spinach, arugula, and kale). If you want to learn more about the benefits of eating greens, be sure to read my article series: Get Your Leafy Greens On (Part 1) and Part 2.

Then I’ve added sweet and crunchy apples (feel free to use both tart green and sweeter Honeycrisp), and tart *unsweetened cranberries or cherries.

Then for an extra texture and boost of omega-3, this salad is topped with rich walnuts or gut-cleansing pumpkin seeds. Just right to make this salad full of flavor, texture and a plethora of vitamins minerals.

Romaine Salad with Kale, Apples & Cranberries

It’s the dressing that makes this salad shine. It’s creamy, savory and sweet; includes potassium, magnesium and calcium-rich tahini, fresh turmeric for an anti-inflammatory kick, a whole orange for vitamin c, immune boosting garlic and heavy metal detoxing cilantro (or parsley if you are one of those that dislike cilantro).

This romaine salad is wonderful to enjoy any season. It’s bright and refreshing for summer, and the vitamin punch in this dish make this a perfect immune boosting salad for winter.

Looking for the perfect plant-based dinner?:

You can find her these days at the Integral Center whipping up delicious recipes for sale like fully loaded sweet potatoes with spiced chickpeas & Asian firecracker slaw with almond tahini ginger dressing. Visit her, Facebook page if you’d like to see what she’s up to.

She also offers Sacred Meditative Dinners and other conscious community events that focus on the relationship with our food, transformative healing retreats, and also offers personal Wellness and Vibrancy coaching and personally tailored prepared food and cleanse programs. You can also follow her @chefjessicabella on Instagram.

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This recipe is Certified Plantricious because it meets the following guidelines.

"Cooking with Certified Plantricious Guidelines" seal

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Plant-Based Nutrition

Must be whole food plant-based, contains no animal products
May be minimally processed
No added oil
No added sugars
No artificial additives or preservatives
Sodium (mg) to Calories ratio, 1 ≤ 1
Total Fiber to Calories, 2g ≥ 100 calories

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