Melissa-Brooke-Macrina

All I can say is I LOVE SALADS!! Especially during the summer 😊 They're quick and easy to make and help me stay healthy, energized and focused on my goals! This is one of my favs and I LOVE even more the bowl & chopper that I use to smash it all together and combine the flavors of all of the healthy goodness! Here's what you need: Combine the following in a bowl: • 1 can chickpeas (drained & rinsed) • 1 medium cucumber (peeled & diced) • 1 package cherry or grape tomatoes (halved) • 1/4 cup Kalamata olives sliced • 3 stalks celery (chopped) • Juice of 1 lime • 2 Tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil • fresh or dried basil & oregano & salt & pepper to taste ••• mix together & 1 cup to the top of 1 cup fresh baby spinach (if you have the chopper and bowl, chop away 😊) •••Top with chicken, salmon or hard boiled eggs and enjoy!

One of my most favorite and simple go-to meals :)  It's super delicious, super healthy AND super EASY!!!  What do you need???? Quinoa (gluten free)  1 medium cucumber  1 package cherry/grape tomatoes 1/4 red onion 1/4 cup sliced Kalamata olives Extra Virgin Olive Oil (EVOO) 1 Lime 1. Boil 2 cups water, add 1 cup uncooked quinoa. Follow directions on package :) 2. Chop cucumber, half tomatoes, chop onion, slice kalamata olives. Combine these in the same bowl and add 2 Tbsp EVOO & juice of 1 lime.  3. Cool quinoa and add to veggies. ***Makes aboout 4 servings.  You can also server over lettuce or fresh spinach.

Parmesean Kale Salad... Let me just say this, I've had some AMAZING kale salads... WHEN I GO OUT TO EAT! In fact "their" salads somehow ALWAYS taste better than when I make a salad myself! Can anyone relate to this!? UGH! It doesn't matter if I'm at a top notch restaurant or someone else makes the salad at my very own place, with my very own ingredients. Somehow, everyone else's salad is ALWAYS better! BUUUUUTTTTT... last week I discovered this yummy & HEALTHY salad! It's VEGAN & GLUTEN FREE! OH...AND SUPER SIMPLE TO MAKE! Here's what you need: • 1 bunch of organic kale • 1-2 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil (EVOO) • 1 lemon • 1 cup raw almonds • 1/4 nutritional yeast 1. Vegan-Parmesean Cheese: In a food processor or blender (I prefer Vitamix) combine 1 cup raw almonds & 1/4 cup nutritional yeast Blend until almonds are small pieces 2. Remove the stems from the kale and the juice from the lemon.  Chop up the leaves (I use my OXO Go...

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