Super Salad

We LOVE Chic-fil-a! We were so sad when they stopped offering the carrot salad. 😞 But, then we discovered the Super Salad, and we had a new love! So, we wanted to begin making it at home. I found a recipe on Our Best Bites. Yum! The salad dressing is especially delicious!

Copycat Chick Fil A Superfood Salad

Serves 8

Fresh broccoli and kale is tossed with tart dried cherries and sunflower seeds and then drizzled in a maple cider vinaigrette to make a quick superfood salad that everyone will love (even if they hate kale!)

Maple-Cider Vinaigrette

1. 1/3 cup cider vinegar (if you can, use something murky like Bragg Apple Cider Vinegar)
2. 1 green onion, trimmed about 1" on top and the "hairy" root end on the bottom
3. 1 teaspoon Creole or mild coarse grain mustard
4. 1 teaspoon kosher salt
5. A few cracks of fresh black pepper
6. 2/3 cup real maple syrup
7. 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil (I use our garlic olive oil)
8. Instructions
   1. In the jar of your blender, combine the vinegar, onion, mustard, salt, pepper, and maple syrup. Blend until smooth. With the blender running, slowly drizzle in the olive oil. Set aside.
   2. In a very large bowl, combine the broccoli, kale, cherries, and sunflower seeds. Drizzle about 3/4 of the dressing onto the salad and toss to coat evenly. Add more dressing if desired. Refrigerate for up to 24 hours. 
9. SALAD
   1. 4 cups broccoli, broken into small pieces
10. 8-10 cups chopped kale (8 oz.)
11. 6 oz. tart dry cherries or craisins

1/3 cup salted, shelled sunflower seeds

If you'd like a little extra flavor or protein, try crumbling a little feta or mild goat cheese on, right before serving.

Recipe shared by Robin.

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