the best healthy weekday lunch!

If you live in Austin then you know Swedish Hill and hopefully you know the Clarksville crunch salad - I finally made it at home and it’s the perfect healthy weekday lunch!

Ingredients:

-1 large head or bag of green kale

-1 rotisserie chicken (or protein of choice)

-1 head cauliflower

-1 can great northern beans (any white bean or chickpea works here)

-1/4 cup sliced almonds

-1/4 cup pumpkin seeds

-1 tbsp sesame seeds

-1 tbsp black sesame seeds

-garlic powder, onion powder, salt & pepper for seasoning

Tahini Dressing:

-1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil

-1/3 cup tahini

-juice of 1 lemon

-1 tbsp maple syrup (or honey)

-1 clove garlic minced

-salt & pepper

-water to thin if needed

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees.

2. Cut cauliflower head into small pieces and then add to a large baking sheet. Spray the cauliflower with a little olive oil or avocado oil spray and then add salt, pepper, garlic + onion powder. Add to the oven to roast for about 25 minutes while you prep the rest of your ingredients.

3. For the rest of the salad - wash and cut your kale into small pieces, drain and rinse beans, and shred your rotisserie chicken. Add all of the dressing ingredients to a bowl and whisk together until smooth - add more salt & pepper to taste and a little water to thin if needed.

4. Once cauliflower has been cooking for about 25 minutes - add your sliced almonds, pumpkin seeds, and sesame seeds to a small baking sheet. Spray with a little olive oil or avocado oil spray and then add a little salt, garlic + onion powder. Add to the oven to cook for about 5 minutes while the cauliflower finishes.

5. Assemble salad with kale, roasted cauliflower, chicken, white beans, toasted seed mixture, and all the creamy dressing. ENJOYYY!!!

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