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This Week's Heart Healthy Recipes

Meal #1

Side

Kale Salad with Blueberries (make-ahead recipe)

https://natashaskitchen.com/kale-salad-recipe/

Prep Time: 4 hours

This is a make-ahead GREEN salad and is just as crazy amazing the next day. No mow soggy greens y'all! It's ridiculously healthy. Try it and you'll make this salad again and again!

Ingredients

1 bunch kale rinsed, tough stems removed and chopped

3-4 carrots grated or julienned (here's the julienne-er we use)

1 cup craisins dried cranberries

1/4 cup Apple Cider Vinegar

2 Tbsp extra virgin Olive oil

1/2 Tbsp granulated sugar

1/2 tsp salt and 1/8 tsp black pepper or to taste

1 small red onion thinly sliced

1 - 1 1/2 cups fresh blueberries added before serving

Instructions

Stir together the dressing: 1/4 cup cider vinegar, 2 Tbsp oil, 1/2 Tbsp sugar, 1/2 tsp salt and 1/8 tsp black pepper.

In a large mixing bowl, combine chopped kale, grated carrots and 1 cup craisins. Add dressing and toss the salad together until leaves are evenly coated with dressing. Cover and refrigerate at least 3-4 hours or overnight.

Toss in thinly sliced red onion and blueberries before servin