Did you notice that I hadn’t posted a single salad recipe yet? In nearly 2 weeks? That is probably the most common yet mislead perception that almost all non-vegans have: that vegans only eat salad. I cannot count the times anymore that some helpless looking face in a hotel, a restaurant, or anywhere else for that matter offered me a salad after I informed them that I am vegan. 

Not wanting to disppoint anybody then, here comes my absolute favourite salad recipe 😉 It’s from my beloved vegan cook book, and once more I’ll translate from German to English for you. It’s really worth it! This salad is far from the boring concoctions that I get plated up in aforementioned scenarios. 

Ingredients

For the salad:

• 50g Quinoa (or if you want a quicker salad: couscous)
• 100ml vegetable broth
• 200g Kale
• 1 small or medium sized onion
• 1-2 spring onions / scallions
• 100g Sweetcorn
• 20g Almonds
• 2 Tbsp Sesame seeds

For the dressing:

• 1.5 Tbsp Olive oil
• 1.5 Tbsp Sesame oil
• 1.5 Tbsp Lemon juice
• 0.5 Tbsp Agave nectar
• 0.5 tsp White wine vinegar
• Salt and Pepper

Preparation

• If you settle for the quinoa: boil quinoa for appr. 10-15mins in the vegetable broth. 

• If you settle for the couscous: put cousous into in a small bowl and pour the boiling vegetable broth over; place a lid over it and let it sit for a couple of minutes 

1. Wash the kale and chop finely, including the stem. Kale stems are loaded with vitamins, fiber and nutrients because the stem is the component that is rooted in the soil!
2. Finely chop the onion. 
3. Heat up a deep frying pan with some olive oil and once the oil is hot, add the chopped onion and glaze at a high heat for 1-2 minutes. Then add the chopped kale and fry for appr. 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Then set aside to allow it to cool down a bit.
4. Wash then finely chop the spring onions / scallions
5. Chop the almonds with a chef’s knife
6. Dry-roast the sesame seeds in a small frying pan until golden. Place a lid to avoid sesame seeds popping out of the pan!
7. Pour dressing ingredients into a small glass jar (that you have a lid for, too), add salt and pepper, close with a lid and shake to mix ingredients.
8. Place all salad ingredients into a salad bowl and mix well. Then pour the dressing over, and mix again.
9. Enjoy every mouthful 🙂