This healthy Superfood Salad with a Citrus Vinaigrette is full of nutrients and bright, fresh flavor!
Yield: 6(2 cup) servings
Ingredients
½cupfrozen shelled edamame
2cupschopped broccoli florets
4cupschopped kale with ribs removed, (I buy mine pre-chopped and ready-to-go in a bag fromWegmans)
4cupsfresh spinach leaves
1cupshredded carrots
1cupblueberries
1cuphalved red grapes
¼cupchopped walnuts
¼cupshelled sunflower seeds
3tablespoonsorange juice
2tablespoonsolive oil
2tablespoonsapple cider vinegar
1tablespoonmaple syrup
1tablespoonlemon juice
½teaspoonsalt
¼teaspoonblack pepper
Instructions
Cook the edamame according to package instructions. Add the broccoli to the edamame for the last minute of cooking so that it is bright and lightly softened. Drain the edamame and broccoli and run under cold water in the strainer to cool.
Place the cooled and drained edamame and broccoli into a large mixing bowl and add the kale, spinach, carrots, blueberries, grapes, walnuts, and sunflower seeds. Toss to combine.
In a small mixing bowl, add the orange juice, oil, vinegar, maple syrup, lemon juice, salt and pepper and whisk together to combine. Pour the dressing over the salad* and toss to coat.
*If not serving the salad all at once, store the dressing separately and add to each serving as needed. Each 2 cup serving of salad with get about 1 ½ tablespoons of dressing.
Notes
To view your current WW Points for this recipe and track it in the WW app or site, click here!WW Points per (2 cup) serving: 4* (Points calculated using the recipe builder on weightwatchers.com)*5 Points per servingif following the diabetic planNutrition Information per (2 cup) serving: 192 calories, 21 g carbs, 11 g sugars, 10 g fat, 1 g saturated fat, 6 g protein, 4 g fiber, 277 mg sodium (from myfitnesspal.com)MYWW SMARTPOINTS PER (2 cup) SERVING: (SP calculated using the recipe builder on weightwatchers.com)Green: 5 SmartPoints/ Blue: 4 SmartPoints/ Purple: 4 SmartPointsWeight Watchers Points Plus: 5 per (2 cup) serving (PP calculated using a Weight Watchers PointsPlus calculator and the nutrition info below)Adapted from Averie Cooks