Let me apologize in advance for how much I have been posting about kale lately. I started this new blog because I wanted to be authentic about what I am actually eating and doing on a day-to-day basis. So, that means I am going to talk a whole lot about kale - until I am onto my next obsession. The whole kale fascination started when I realized how life changing it was to throw it in a food processor. Since I started doing that, I have been eating about a half bag of kale each day. I am obsessed with the idea of how happy my body is with all the nourishments it's getting. Today I chopped up some butternut squash, avocado, sunflower seeds, and basil, which resulted in what may be my new favorite salad combo. I am not into salad dressing much these days because of all the foreign ingredients, so adding a blob of organic hummus and some fresh lemon juice does the trick, adding flavor and extra nourishment! Hummus is good for you! Enjoy!

Chop that kale up till it resembles kale no more!

You will need:

Organic Tuscan Kale

Avocado

Butternut squash (Trader Joe's has a wonderful bag of pre-cubed butternut squash)

Sunflower seeds

Organic hummus

Lemon juice

1. Chop the butternut squash cubes into smaller cubes (I cut in half, then halve the half). Over a medium flame, sauté butternut squash with olive oil, fresh ground pepper and kosher salt until you can poke easily with a fork. Meanwhile, food process 2 handfuls of kale and about 1/4 cup of basil. Once butternut squash is cooked, add it to the salad with fresh avo, a spoonful of hummus and a few squirts of lemon juice. Top with desired amount of sunflower seeds!