This salad from PlantPure Nation is hands down one of the best salads I’ve made. People are always surprised that the greens in it are brussel sprouts. The maple dijon dressing is so good I keep it around to throw on veggie bowls and other salads. Plus, it’s a breeze to make. I usually make up a batch of the salad a day before. Using a food processor is so helpful to make it a speedy process. I shred my apple on the coarse side of the shredder blade (instead of chopping…because I enjoy shortcuts!) and toss the apple shreds in a tablespoon or so of lemon juice to keep them from browning before mixing them into the other dry ingredients. I chop my walnuts with the S blade then use a 1 mm slice setting to make the brussel sprouts thinly sliced. Everything comes together quickly once the quinoa is cooked and cooled. We could eat it all in one meal but I try to make it last for 2. Sometimes I don’t add the bac'n chickpeas if I’m running short on time and it’s great without. (Sub out soy sauce on chickpeas for a gluten free version.) If it’s just us eating the salad I usually leave off the avocado as we love it with or without. If I’m serving guests I will usually leave the avocado in. It’s one of a few salads that all 5 of us love. I hope you do too!
For food processors, we started off with a Cuisinart that was more budget friendly (about 20 years ago!). It worked well but we upgraded about 10 years ago to a Breville. Wow, what a difference that made! It’s in heavy use so we replace the S blade about every 5 years (not very expensive) and still love it.
PlantPure Nation has some great recipes to check out. Their nonprofit PlantPure Communities is involved in philanthropic work related to educating everyone in evidence-based nutrition with a particular focus on food insecure locations in the US. Check out the documentary PlantPure Nation or their website for more information.
Recipe: https://tinyurl.com/4ek42fv9
Food Processor: https://amzn.to/3iQX9vf (affiliate link)
PlantPure Communities: https://plantpurecommunities.org/
For more: www.feelplantiful.com
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