Nothing like a healthy dinner doable in under 30 minutes! Leave it to our HR Manager and in-house mother of three, Merina, to stir up the yummiest organic kale-quinoa salad even the teens will eat! This simple dressing is packed with juicy flavour without the heavy fats normally seen on salads these days. Most important ingredient Merina adds is of course "a dash of love".

Ingredients:

Bunch of organic green kale chopped to bite size

Organic cherry tomatoes sliced in half (as many as you want)

2 organic avocados

1/2 organic green cabbage

2 cups sprouted quinoa (ready to eat) or cooked 

1 clove organic garlic

Himalayan sea salt to taste

Organic black pepper to taste

Organic cold-pressed olive oil

Juice of 1 organic lemon

Dash of love.

Directions

Take sprouted or cooked quinoa place in bowl, add cabbage and kale and one avocado mix until the avocado is well blended, add fresh squeezed lemon juice, garlic, Himalayan salt, and pepper.

Fold in cut up cherry tomatoes and other avocado that has been chopped into bite size portions. Mix in the dash of love and serve

Option: Add spice heaven (buy it at our Health & Wellness Center) to give the salad a bit of spicy kick!

Submitted By: Merina Koly

Merina Koly oversees Human Resources here at OrganicLives and is also currently studying at the Institute of Holistic Nutrition. She says,  "If I can get my kids to eat this salad and love it then EVERYONE will love it!" These days Merina keeps busy with family and friends. You'll always be able to find her around OrganicLives and many Vancouver yoga studios discussing everything and anything with anyone! Come say Hi!