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@alexawhatsfordinner is celebrating the produce of the season and honoring #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth with a nutrient-packed chopped salad 🫶🏼 It’s got a ton of veggies and features @bakedbymelissa’s viral Green Goddess Dressing! Recipe below‼️
Ingredients
Salad
-5 large kale leaves, stemmed and finely chopped
-1 Tbsp olive oil
-1 tsp kosher salt
-12 Brussels sprouts, shaved
-1 large cucumber, peeled and diced
-2 large carrots, diced
-1 cup frozen peas, thawed
-3 scallions, white parts only, finely chopped
-Tortilla chips, for serving (optional)
Dressing
-1 shallot
-3 garlic cloves
-2 cups spinach
-1 cup fresh basil
-¼ cup olive oil
-¼ cup rice wine vinegar
-Juice of 2 lemons
-¼ cup cashews
-⅓ cup nutritional yeast
-3 scallions, green parts only
Preparation
-Add the kale to a large salad bowl, then drizzle with the olive oil and sprinkle with the salt. Massage the kale for a few minutes, until it just begins to soften.
-Add the Brussels sprouts, cucumber, carrots, peas, and scallion whites.
-Add the shallot, garlic, spinach, basil, olive oil, rice wine vinegar, lemon juice, cashews, nutritional yeast, and scallion greens to a blender and blend until the dressing is bright green and slightly creamy, but not too thick.
-Drizzle your desired amount of dressing over the salad and toss to coat. Serve as-is or with tortilla chips for scooping.
-Enjoy!
