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Spinach & kale salad that’s better than chocolate cake

We had one of those “throw dinner together” kind of nights earlier this week.  I’d made my daughter a whole wheat flat bread salad filled with chicken breast, lettuce, tomato, salsa, shredded cheese and a dollop of sour cream.  The plan was a chicken quesadilla, but our tortillas were all dried out, so I improvised.  She had baby carrots and grapes on the side.

I wasn’t so hungry, so  I was noshing on carrots, Boar’s Head deli turkey slices and a spinach and kale salad.

She finished her dinner before me and was eating a small slice of chocolate cake when I offered her a bite of my spinach and kale salad.  She said, “MMMMMM,” pushed her cake away and asked for more salad!

I walked her through how to throw one together for herself.  She sat down and ate it, never taking another bite of that cake.

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We had it again the next night as a side with our homemade tomato soup.  My daughter’s best friend liked dipping her spinach in her soup.

The dressing is amazing.  I picked it up on a whim and am so glad I did.  In my grocery store, it was in the refrigerated bottled dressing section in the produce department.

The chocolate cake was good.  I feel like a parenting super hero that my child passed it up to eat salad!

This was my first time using kale raw.  Mixing it with spinach was a good combo.  Kale salad will definitely be in regular rotation!

Better Than Chocolate Cake Spinach & Kale Salad

Shrinking Momster
My daughter declared this salad "better than chocolate cake!"
Prep Time 10 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Course Salad
Cuisine American
Servings 6

Ingredients
  

  • 4 cups Kale
  • 4 cups Spinach
  • 1 cup Green grapes
  • 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese
  • 1/4 cup Pumpkin seeds
  • 1/4 cup Marzetti's Simply Dressed lemon vinaigrette

Instructions
 

  • Toss all ingredients together in a large salad bowl.
  • Enjoy!
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