Wilted Kale, Roasted Chickpea and Oyster Mushroom Salad with Gnocchi

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I love a delicious creative salad! I get bored with the same ol' or having the same salad too often.... I kind of have to trick myself like I trick my kids into eating my veggies! The strategy is variety!

I enjoy eating organic foods where possible and organic chickpeas are amazing and I find typically the same price as conventional.

I spread them out on a baking tray, lightly coated in avocado oil, as in I actually tossed them around to get full oil coverage, but not too much. I generously sprinkled with all purpose seasoning and Parmaveg which is a cheesy flavoured vegan "parm alternative." I placed these in a preheated 350 degree oven and roasted for approximately 20 minutes.

The base of this salad is Kale done two ways. the first is just torn kale leaves raw and massaged with avocado oil. That process will naturally break down some of the fibres in the leaves to make them soft. The second is actually wilting down the leaves in a pan on the stove. You don't want this to be fully sauted but definitely wilted down as you see above.

I boiled the gnocchi first to cook and then pan fried them to crisp them up. I set these aside to cool.

I also roasted some oyster mushroom and Asparagus to add texture and flavor. Both of these went into a dish in the oven along side the chickpeas.

From here I started to layer the salad.

The dressing is a simple one, or you can use your favourite dressing. Take 1/4 cup of high quality oil with 1/4 cup of white vinegar, 3 Tbsp of grainy mustard. Shake it up and taste, and you can add sugar if you desire.

This is a perfect side salad or robust enough to be a meal! It is definitely creative and flavourful to keep you eating your veggies!

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