Kale Caesar Salad Recipe with Chickpeas

Get out of your greens rut with a kale twist on the standard Caesar salad ~ by Deanna Segrave-Daly, RD

Disclosure: As a part of the Cabot Match Group, Cabot Creamery is overlaying my journey bills through the 2014 Key Financial institution Vermont Metropolis Marathon & Relay. I used to be not compensated to write down this publish. My ideas and opinions are my very own – and I occur to be a very long time lover of Cabot cheese!

I discovered some fairly thrilling information final week.

I’m going to be a part of the 2014 Cabot Match Group.

Now, I’ve labored with Cabot Creamery for a number of years on initiatives starting from creating nutritious recipes to delivering wholesome consuming shows. I respect the corporate (a cooperative of 1,200 dairy farm household in New England and upstate New York) and really love their cheeses from their Sharp Gentle cheddars (sure–> gentle cheese that truly tastes superb and melts) to their progressive merchandise (umm, at the moment I’m coveting this Hand Rubbed All the pieces Bagel Cheddar.)

Listed below are my fellow Cabot Match Group members – we’ll all be working within the KeyBank Vermont Metropolis Marathon & Relay in Might:

Carissa @ Match 2 Flex
Carolyn @ All Day I Dream About Meals  
Joanne @  Eats Nicely With Others 
Katie @ Wholesome Seasonal Recipes
Kelly @ Kelly the Culinarian
Kristina @ Love and Zest
Marlow @ Gluten Hates Me 
Mary – Former Senior Vitamin Editor and now Contributor for Cooking Gentle

Now, Serena and I’ve by no means positioned this weblog to be about health however I figured you would possibly need to hear occasionally about how we attempt to follow what we preach: Make wholesome meals that’s at all times scrumptious, splurge at occasions, and add train to our days the place we will.

I’m not going to get into posting my run occasions or my weekly mileage however slightly, I’d wish to share how I take advantage of meals to gas train and share my newest favourite meals/meals/snacks that give me vitality. Like this —> my present go-to, post-exercise drink after a run or boot camp class.

Talking of wholesome meals gas…

I don’t find out about you, however I’ve gotten into salad ruts recently, and I’ve been in an total greens rut (which did present inspiration for this soup.) Generally I am going various days with out consuming one thing inexperienced.

And don’t ask me to drink a inexperienced smoothie – I simply can’t do it.

So, being on the Cabot Match workforce has impressed me to get again on the balanced consuming monitor and eat my greens.

Within the Jan/Feb problem of Cooking Gentle, there was a web page of 6 Tremendous Kale Salads that I instantly ripped out. The Mango & Coconut Kale Salad was a favorite for awhile and extra just lately I gave this Kale Caesar Salad a whirl.

My ideas/additions to Cooking Gentle’s recipe:

• Add cooked beans for additional fiber and protein (I used canned chickpeas, rinsed and drained)
• As a substitute of Parmesan, grate Cabot Further Gentle Cheddar. Each Cabot Gentle and Further Gentle have decrease moisture content material so that they grate like an aged Parmesan however for much less energy.
• Use flavored olive oil (I liked the dressing with my Dealer Joe’s Lemon Olive Oil.)
• Attempt it roasted (After day 3 of the leftovers, I  truly appreciated it even higher than the uncooked model. Simply throw all of the leftovers onto a tray, right into a 400 diploma oven and stir a number of occasions. Takes about 5-10 minutes.)

So, do you get in inexperienced/salad ruts? Are you over kale or is it a staple in your consuming routine? Share recipes and concepts – love to listen to from  you!