Nov 4, 2013

Sweet Kale Salad Kit



With five finely chopped vegetables topped with beautiful cranberries
and pumpkin seeds, this is a perfect salad for autumn and winter.
 Costco has done it again.  They are distributing a salad that is healthy, easy to serve, and delicious.  I didn't tell my three sons what was in it and they ate every last bite.  Consisting of broccoli, Brussels sprouts, green cabbage, kale, and chicory, these raw vegetables are mild and no one may be the wiser of any vegetable they might not like.  Dried cranberries and pumpkins seeds add a nice complement to all of the greens too. The dressing that comes with the salad is poppyseed.  You can actually use any dressing you like though.

This dish easily accompanies most proteins.
According to the package, a one cup serving of this salad, dressed, offers 140 calories, 3 g protein, 70% of your RDA for vitamin C, almost 10% iron, and is low in sodium (140 mg).  It may come out to less calories though because most people find that they don't need to add but half the dressing.
- Kim Fielding