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Spinach, Roasted Squash Salad & Lentil Salad with Sundried Tomato & Tahini Dressing

Spinach, Roasted Squash and Lentil Salad with Sundried Tomato and Tahini Dressing

Every once in a while, there is nothing like a big leafy green salad. Kale is usually my go-to green (original, I know) but it is a nutrient-dense crucifer and also tastes good on day two and three, it’s hard to argue with that. But every once in a while I need something juicier.

Spinach, Roasted Squash and Lentil Salad with Sundried Tomato and Tahini Dressing

I always forget about spinach (the kale of the 90’s). It is also a dark, leafy green (big nutrients), it still tastes good after an overnight fridge-wilt (because we commonly eat it cooked too, unlike most lettuces), and it tastes relatively mild. I’m not talking about boxes of pre-washed by a stranger baby spinach, I’m talking about full-grown heads of spinach that you have to chop and clean yourself. It’s so worth it, trust me, it’s far juicier and more flavourful. Save the boxed spinach for recipes like our Spinach and Artichoke Dip, or a convenient smoothie boost.

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Kale Salad with Veggie Chips and Walnut Croutons

Kale Salad with Veggie Chips and Walnut Croutons

As you read this, I am in Rome, probably eating a big bowl of pasta followed (and likely proceeded) by gelato (sorbetto al melone is my fave). When in Rome, right? But in a couple of days I will probably be wishing I had packed elastic-wasted pants and be seeking out the rapini and artichokes side of Italian food, and dreaming about this very salad.

Kale Salad with Veggie Chips and Walnut Croutons

It has all of the things to balance out a decadent holiday season (it’s kale salad after all), while tasting hearty and decadent itself.

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Cauliflower ‘Cous cous’ with Roasted Veggies & Tahini Sauce

Cauliflower Cous cous with Roasted Carrots

Finding out that cous cous is just pasta in a different shape was a big disappointment for me. This was before quinoa was a household name, and before I really cooked many whole grains (let alone knew about soaking them first), and I thought I was doing a good thing for my body by choosing cous cous over pasta.

Cauliflower Cous cous with Roasted Carrots

Once I learned more about whole grains and what on earth to do with them, I subbed in all kinds of grains for cous cous in related recipes, it’s actually a really easy thing to do, somewhat seamlessly.

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Traditional Hummus with Toppings

Hummus topped with Roast Peppers, Shallots, Basil & Olives

I rarely make plain, classic, delicious hummus. I am easily excited and wind up putting extra veggies, herbs and spices into it, making it more interesting and more powerful in the health department (case in point).

Hummus Topped with Roast Peppers, Shallots, Basil and Olives

So much so that now, when I am at a party or somewhere where there is classic hummus served, I get mildly obsessive about the delicious simplicity of it. I then promise myself that I will only make it that way from now on.

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