Crazy Cabbage Slaw Salad Recipe

This yummy, cold salad is my attempt to recreate a great meal I had while visiting my parents recently.

I have to say, this comes very close to the sweet, tangy, crunchy salad I enjoyed.

It lasts, too. You can refrigerate it for a few days and the cabbage stays crisp and becomes almost like a slaw.

Crazy Cabbage Slaw Salad

½-1 head of cabbage – shredded

A few handfuls of any assorted salad greens, chopped

1 can of corn – drained

About 10 pitted and chopped dates

1-1/2 cup of slivered raw almonds

Combine all ingredients in a large bowl

Creamy Citrus Dressing

About 1 ½ cup Veganaise

About 2-3 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar

A splash of fresh orange juice OR ½ of an orange (squeezed)

A sprinkle of orange zest

Combine all ingredients in a small bowl

Mix the dressing into the salad, cover and refrigerate until ready to eat.

Enjoy!

*Optional - 1 chopped avocado as garnish

* Optional – Croutons

Apple Pie (Green) Smoothie - Recipe

So, it's fall in New England and I have been craving apples!

Tonight I wanted something simple...something that had greens but wasn't a salad. I was also thinking about apples. I went online to look up apple smoothie recipes for inspiration and ended up creating this one.

It was yummy. So yummy that I drank almost all of it before I could take a picture!

I liked it just the way it was...room temperature and creamy but my husband and son said they would prefer it cold. So they put theirs in the fridge.

Let me know what you think.

Apple Pie "Green" Smoothie

2 apples, rough chopped (I used red apples)
4 pitted, soft dates

1 cup rice milk, vanilla or plain

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

a pinch of sea salt

2-3 tablespoons agave syrup

1 tablespoon Lecithin (optional)

3 generous sprinkles of "apple pie spice"

1/2 of a peeled cucumber, rough chopped

1 extra large hand full of romaine

Blend it all in a high speed blender (I use a K-tec) and enjoy!

* it made two large glass fulls!