Apple Kale Salad w/ Graham Crusted Pear
(Vegan Raw)
Ingredients:
- 2 Honey Crisp Apples large
- 5 Large Leaves Fresh Kale (chopped)
- 1 Navel Orange (juice)
- 3 Pears (chilled & ripe)
- 1/3 Cup Cocoa Nibs
- 1 Cup Cheerios
- 2 Cup Golden Grahams cereal (or 1 pk Graham Crackers)
- 1 cup Brown Sugar
- 1 1/2 Tb Cinnamon
- 1 tsp All Spice
Salad
Remove core and grate Apples with food processor (grating blade). Put grated apples in medium size bowl. Add juice from fresh orange immediately to prevent apples from browning. Finely chop fresh Kale and add to mixture and mix well. chill.
Graham Crust*
Chop the Raw Cocoa Nibs in a processor until very fine. This may take a minute or two. Combine Cheerios, Graham Crackers, Brown Sugar, and spices in a processor with the already chopped Cocoa Nibs and finely blend until well incorporated.
Can also use Honey in place of the Brown Sugar for a lumpy(er) crust mixture.
Dip chilled Pears in the crust mixture, plate the Pears. Add the Salad. Garnish with Sour Cherries. Enjoy.
*Cube the pear and add to the salad without the crust mixture to reduce the carbohydrates in this recipe.