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Make This Salad and Forget You Ever Disliked Kale

December 11, 2015 by Sarah

Kale Miso Radish Salad

Miso is a long time friend of mine. I mean, c’mon check out this video from over three years ago of me living on a boat in San Diego making the good ‘ol massaged kale miso salad. It was one of the first kinds of salads I really fell in love with because of how delicious you could make the kale taste with something that’s just as beneficial for you!

Miso: so what is it and why would you want to use it?

Miso is a fermented (typically) soybean paste that is used heavily in Japanese and Asian cuisine. You can also find other types of miso like azuki bean, brown rice, barley, golden millet, and chickpea. Because it’s fermented, it’s full of antioxidants and probiotics, which are crucial for keeping you healthy. If you watched the video I shared above, I briefly discuss how miso’s strong flavor is able to stand up to Kale’s bitterness. By massaging the kale with it, not only do you break down the kale and make the texture more desirable,  you’re coating it with something that is quite savory and tasty in the right proportions. You might forget you’re even eating kale!

Kale Miso Radish Salad

Here is a recipe for you to try so you don’t have to take my word for it. This salad recipe is a switch up to my original Massaged Kale Miso salad in the video. I added a bit of maple syrup to bring a sweet component into the dish and different vegetables for a new take. Hemp seeds would still taste really great on this salad as well as any other protein of your choice.

As far as buying miso, a brand I really like is Miso Master Organic, but there are many other good organic brands out there as well. Check the refrigerated section of your health food store for more options. If you’re buying a soybean miso, I would for sure get organic to avoid GMOs. I used Miso Master Organic’s chickpea miso for this recipe.

Kale Miso Radish Salad

Kale Miso Radish Salad
 
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Prep time
10 mins
Total time
10 mins
 
This salad combines many different flavors - sweet, savory, bitter, crisp, creamy - to deliver a delicious, nutrient-dense dish that's perfect as a meal or before one.
Author: Sarah
Recipe type: Salad
Serves: 2-4 servings
Ingredients
  • 2 green onions
  • 6 stalks kale
  • 1 cucumber, thinly sliced and halved
  • 4 small radishes, thinly sliced
  • 1 avocado, cubed
  • 1 tbsp. miso paste
  • 2 tsp. maple syrup
Instructions
  1. Take kale off each stalk and cut it up into strips. Place in a bowl with the miso paste and maple syrup and massage the kale until the miso and maple syrup coat all the pieces of kale and until the kale starts to break down and become softer.
  2. Prepare all the vegetables, mix with the kale and serve. You can either mix in the avocado with the other vegetables or just place it on top.
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Enjoy!

With Love,

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Filed Under: Greens, Raw, Recipes, Salads, Vegan, Vegetarian Tagged With: avocado, cucumber, greens, kale, massaged, miso, probiotics, salad

Polenta Tomato Salad (and a note on aging)

August 15, 2014 by Sarah

I decided to move off Mackinac Island for a variety of reasons, but there is one that I would love to share because it has to do with food and nutrition:

Normally, I eat very clean on my own and am very selective about the food I purchase at home to eat. My diet usually consists of an abundant amount of fresh produce, raw vegetables, greens, low gluten and dairy, healthy fats, and all mostly organic ingredients when I can afford them. I usually feel great, don’t really get sick, maintain the same weight and have a lot of energy.

I had a birthday shortly after moving to the island.

I kept thinking to myself, ‘HOLY COW! 22 sucks! My joints ache, my back hurts in the morning, I’ve gained a little weight, I don’t feel that great and I have little energy..this must be part of the aging process!’ It was kind of a joke because I knew I wouldn’t notice such a stark difference right after having a birthday, but really, I felt a significant difference in how I felt after turning 22.

But then I reminded myself that it had nothing to do with my age or birthday at all.

The amount I paid for room and board weekly included meals in the employee dining room at work. The food was definitely not close to what I typically ate, and there were a lot of unhealthy options: tons of refined sugar-laden desserts, processed foods, lots of gluten and white bread, and non-organic meat and dairy. And I can openly admit that when there is junk food in front of me, I have a hard time saying no and usually give in, which is why I rarely buy groceries that I know aren’t good for me. I didn’t have a choice in paying for this ‘meal plan’, otherwise I would have opted out of it. And since I was paying for it and would usually be at work during meal times, I felt obligated to eat there. I definitely tried to eat away from work when I could and keep produce stocked in my fridge, but we had a silly excuse for a kitchen, very little free time, and I always seemed to be full from eating the food at work.

Overall, it just wasn’t a good fit for me. However, I really learned from it. Since my diet changed dramatically, I was able to see firsthand how much food affects the way you feel. Which makes me even more passionate to inspire people to make small diet changes that add up over time. It matters. And is oh, so worthwhile.

DAAAAARK Leafy Greeeeeeeens (picture me singing that in a luscious, low, vibrato voice). Eat them, drink them, inhale them. These are your friends, and your body wants them like it wants air.

Okay, I’m totally being dramatic. But find a way to add them to your diet. They are loaded with good vitamins, minerals, and phytochemicals. I’ll do a post later going into more detail and how to incorporate them into your diet, but I feel as though I have been wordy enough in this post (and I’m getting reaaally tired, hehe).

This was one of the last salads I made before moving off the island. I had some organic pasta sauce in the fridge and some organic polenta in my food bin, and I knew I wanted to put the two together to make a nice meal. So I added greens. And other vegetables. And made me a salad.

Polenta Tomato Salad

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Polenta Tomato Salad
 
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Prep time
15 mins
Cook time
10 mins
Total time
25 mins
 
Author: Sarah
Recipe type: Salad
Serves: 2
Ingredients
  • 1 avocado, sliced
  • 1 large handful of cherry tomatoes, halved
  • 1 small onion, chopped
  • 1 clove of garlic, minced
  • 1-2 tbsp. coconut oil
  • ½ tube organic* polenta
  • 2 large handfuls of greens of your choice (I used spinach and kale)
  • hemp seeds, to taste
  • pasta sauce, to taste
  • *Because the majority of non-organic corn is genetically modified, I always buy organic corn/corn products.
Instructions
  1. Saute the onion in coconut oil for about five minutes over medium heat stirring regularly.
  2. Add the garlic, and cook for a couple more minutes until onions become translucent. At the same time, slice ½ inch thick slices of polenta and cook in a frying pan with coconut oil until the edges are golden (I cooked the onions, garlic and polenta in the same pan).
  3. Cut the polenta into cubes before adding it to the salad.
  4. Add the onions, avocado, and cherry tomatoes on top of the greens.
  5. Add the pasta sauce, and sprinkle hemp seeds on top.
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Enjoy!

Sarah

 

 

 

 

 

 

Filed Under: Salads, Vegan, Vegetarian Tagged With: avocado, garlic, gluten free, hemp seeds, kale, onions, polenta, spinach, tomato, vegan

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