Ⓥ Creamy Peanut Salad Dressing Ⓥ

Eat you greens! This salad dressing will have you craving salads! 

I tend to go all out in whatever I make, so… lettuce, fresh sprouts, grated carrot and beets, chopped walnuts, hemp seeds, a sprinkle of nutritional yeast and a dollop of this dressing = my perfect salad. :)

This dressing is also fantastic on a sandwich and I decided that it would also be rather fantastic warmed up over a stir-fry--but I have yet to try it. ;)

Creamy Peanut Salad Dressing

2 Tbsp Peanut Butter, creamy

3 1/2 Tbsp Olive Oil

just under 1 Tbsp Tamari

2 Tbsp Rice Vinegar

1 Tbsp Agave*

1/4 tsp Salt

1/4 tsp Black Pepper 

1/4 tsp Ginger, ground

1/4 tsp Garlic Powder

1/4 tsp Cumin, ground

1/4 tsp Curry powder

touch of water, to thin it down

*last time I made this I was out of Agave so I tried subbing in a touch of liquid Stevia and it turned out delicious still. :)

Combine all your ingredients in a food processor and blend until smooth and creamy. Add a little water to thin it down a bit and make it go further, how much you add is up to you to reach your desired consistency. 

Next time I'm going to sub in the olive oil for hemp oil for a healthier variety as well. :)

Store in the fridge, keeps for about 4-6 days.

Makes about 1/2 cup of dressing (I didn't measure, I'm just guessing). ;)

Enjoy! 

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Ⓥ Quinoa Kale Salad Ⓥ

Mmm, is there anything better than kale? Our garden had a huge abundance of kale this year so we got pretty creative. As well as making many batches of Kale Chips, we also made several Quinoa Kale Salads. I know summer is dwindling down but it's still a lovely light salad packed full of nutrition and the perfect side to any dish. This is also perfect for leftover quinoa you might have from the day before. ;)

Quinoa Kale Salad

1 large bunch of Kale, shredded

3/4 cup Quinoa, cooked
1 small bunch Parsley, shredded
1-2 Carrots, grated or thinly sliced
1 Red Pepper, chopped

1/8 cup oil

1/8 cup lemon juice

1 tbsp vinegar

tsp salt
Optional add ins: chickpeas, peas. Nutritional Yeast, black pepper. 

Cook Quinoa as normal and allow to cool or sit in the fridge until cool. 

Chop up your kale and parsley into nice shreds (I like to use my food processor's grater but I realize not everyone has one). Grate or slice your carrots, chop your red pepper. 

Prepare the dressing in a large bowl, adding the oil, lemon juice, vinegar, and salt and whisking or stirring until well-combined. Add in your quinoa and veggies, mix again, and voila! Super easy super delicious healthy salad! 

We make the dressing super light, if you want a more powerful flavour feel free to add a bit more of the dressing ingredients. You can also play around with it, I like to add a little black pepper and nutritional yeast to mine.

Enjoy!  

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