Hail to the Kale -Yummy Summer Salad Recipe

Looking for a yummy new salad to try this summer?   This is sure to be one of your new faves!  It is absolutely delicious and not as much work as it sounds like!   Definitely worth it!

Loblaws sells Bragg's Soy Sauce....look for it in the natural foods section.  It is a delicious, healthy alternative to regular soy sauce.   No wheat (great for gluten sensitivities or wheat allergies), no alcohol and tastes just like any other soy sauce. 

Enjoy!

Hail-to-the-Kale Salad

This salad is loaded with crunch. The combination of kale, carrots, cabbage and seeds makes a salad that is audibly delicious. Kale is extremely good for you, but make sure you chop it finely.

 

Allergy Warning:  It is often hard to find seeds that do not say "May contain traces of nuts" on the package.  Be very careful when including seeds. Omit seeds altogether if you have a seed allergy or are in doubt about traces of nuts.

Ingredients:

1 bunch	Kale, chopped	1 bunch
3 cups	Carrots, grated	750 ml
1/2 head	Red cabbage, thinly sliced	1/2 head
1/2 cup	Tamari pumpkin seeds (see method below)	125 ml
1/2 cup	Tamari sunflower seeds (see method below)	125 ml
1/2 cup	Flax or hemp oil	125 ml
1/3 cup	Bragg Liquid Aminos	80 ml
5 tbsp	Balsamic vinegar	75 ml
1 tsp	Oregano, dried	5 ml

Method

Wash kale and chop. Be careful to rinse the leaves to remove dirt and grit.

In a cast iron skillet over medium to high heat, stir sunflower and pumpkin seeds. Remove from heat when they’re toasted golden brown. While the skillet is hot, add in a few drops of tamari, which will sear onto the seeds. Remove and let cool.

In a large bowl combine chopped kale, carrots, cabbage and seeds. Set aside.

In a small bowl whisk together oil, Bragg Liquid Aminos, vinegar and oregano and pour over kale mixture. Toss until evenly coated and chill 2 hours before serving. This salad keeps well refrigerated 2-3 days.

Yields 8 - 10 servings.

Ingredient Labelling

What's in my food?!!  Food Labeling Laws that are not protecting us....

Annex 2-3 Ingredients Exempt from Component Declaration
[B.01.009(1)]

The following table lists foods which, when used as ingredients in other foods, are exempt from a declaration of their components (ingredients of ingredients).

However, a pre-packaged food product labelled with a list of ingredients is unsafe for people with food allergies if some of those ingredients or components are priority allergens and are not declared on the label. Failure to declare allergenic components may be contrary to Subsection 5(1) of the Food and Drugs Act and Subsection 7(1) of the Consumer Packaging and Labelling Act. These products may therefore be subject to regulatory measures taken by the CFIA, including a product recall.

(Not sure what this means??)

Item	Ingredient
1.	butter
2.	margarine
3.	shortening
4.	lard
5.	leaf lard
6.	monoglycerides
7.	diglycerides
8.	rice
9.	starches or modified starches
10.	breads subject to compositional standards in Sections B.13.021 to B.13.029
11.	flour
12.	soy flour
13.	graham flour
14.	whole wheat flour
15.	baking powder
16.	milks subject to compositional standards in Sections B.08.003 to B.08.027
17.	chewing gum base
18.	sweetening agents subject to compositional standards in Sections B.18.001 to B.18.018
19.	cocoa, low-fat cocoa
20.	salt
21.	vinegars subject to compositional standards in Sections B.19.003 to B.19.007
22.	alcoholic beverages subject to compositional standards in Sections B.02.001 to B.02.134
23.	cheese for which a standard is prescribed in Division 8, if the total amount of cheese in a prepackaged product is less 10 percent of that packaged product
24.	jams, marmalades and jellies subject to compositional standards in Sections B.11.201 to B.11.241 when the total amount of those ingredients is less than 5 percent of a prepackaged product
25.	olives, pickles, relish and horseradish when the total amount of those ingredients is less than 10 percent of a prepackaged product
26.	one or more vegetable or animal fats or oils for which a standard is prescribed in Division 9, and hydrogenated, modified or interesterified vegetable or animal fats or oils, if the total of those fats and oils contained in a prepackaged product is less than 15 percent of that prepackaged product
27.	prepared or preserved meat, fish, poultry meat, meat by-product or poultry by-product when the total amount of those ingredients is less than 10 percent of a prepackaged product that consists of an unstandardized food
28.	alimentary paste that does not contain egg in any form or any flour other than wheat flour
29.	bacterial culture
30.	hydrolysed plant protein
31.	carbonated water
32.	whey, whey powder, concentrated whey, whey butter and whey butter oil
33.	mould culture
34.	chlorinated water and fluorinated water
35.	gelatin
36.	toasted wheat crumbs used in or as a binder, filler or breading in or on a food product