Breakfast Green Smoothie

Breakfast Green Smoothie

Paige's Recipe Notes: A really green smoothie. 

Ingredients 

• kale
• collards
• Swiss chard
• 1/2 banana
• handful of blueberries
• coconut water
• young coconut meat

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Chef AJ's Hail to the Kale Salad (Vegan American Princess)

Chef AJ's Hail to the Kale Salad

Source: Chef AJ's Hail to the Kale salad, courtesy Vegan American Princess.

Ingredients

• Kale (2 large heads)
• 1/2 cup raw almond butter (unsweetened and unsalted)
• 1 15-ounce can of cannellini beans (rinsed and drained)
• 1 cup coconut water (or regular water)
• 1/4 cup fresh lime juice and zest
• 2 cloves of garlic
• fresh peeled ginger (about 1″ or 3/4 of an ounce)
• 2 tablespoons low sodium Tamari soy sauce
• 4 pitted dates (soaked in water if not soft)
• 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes.

Instructions

1. You must start by thoroughly rinsing 2 large heads of kale, ripping the leaves off the stems and setting aside in a large bowl.
2. Next, you must prepare the dressing by blending all remaining ingredients in a high powered blender until smooth and creamy.
3. After you have blended the ingredients until smooth and creamy, pour 2 cups of the dressing over the kale. 

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Kale Salad

Kale Salad

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Green Smoothie

Green Smoothie

Ingredients

• Avocado 
• Lemon juice
• Kale
• Ginger
• Cucumber 

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Sautéed Kale and Mushrooms with Ginger (Ramses Bravo)

Sautéed Kale and Mushrooms with Ginger

Source: Bravo!: Vegan Recipes from The TrueNorth Health Center by Ramses Bravo.

There are many varieties of vitamin-packed kale, which is in peak season from December to February. I like the taste of lacinato kale best, with Russian kale a close second. 

Ingredients

• 1 small yellow onion, thinly sliced
• 3 tablespoons peeled and chopped fresh ginger
• 3 cloves garlic, chopped
• 20 large shiitake mushrooms, stemmed and sliced
• 30 large lacinato kale leaves, stemmed and cut into 1-inch pieces
• 1/4 cup vegetable broth (preferably homemade, page 28)
• 1 teaspoon sesame seeds, toasted (see page 26)

Instructions

1. Put the onion, ginger, and garlic in a large dry saucepan over medium heat and cook, stirring constantly, for 3 minutes. Add the mushrooms and cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the kale and broth and cook for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in the sesame seeds and cook for 2 minutes longer. 

NOTE: Kale shrinks quite a bit when cooked. If only small leaves are available for purchase, buy some extra when making this recipe. 

Per serving: calories: 161.9, protein: 8.8 g; carbohydrates: 33.9 g; fat: 2.1 g; calcium: 321.2 mg; sodium: 104.6 mg; omega-3: 0.4 g

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Deirdre's Green Smoothie

Deirdre’s Good Green Smoothie

Ingredients

• 1 cup kale
• 1 gala apple chopped
• cucumber (peeled)
• lemon juice
• coconut oil
• maple syrup to taste
• bit of banana
• chia seeds
• ice cubes

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