Meatless Monday: Kale and Spinach Chopped Salad with Avocado and Burrata

March 9, 2015

Chopped Kale and Spinach Salad with Avocado and Burrata | Sarcastic Cooking

The big 3-1. Yep, no longer can I say, “I am 30.” Now I am in my thirties. I am not telling you this to ask for birthday wishes or because I am depressed about this age, just sharing the facts. Now, that I’m in the thirties, I feel like a lot of things that I want for myself are starting to nag at me. Little timers are starting to tick an annoying countdown in my head. Like I need more things going on up there!

The lists of things with little timers ranges from material things, like a house with a yard and a garage we can actually use to family based thoughts about more kids. Then we have the fun stuff ticking away like working on a will and contributing to a college savings fund for Andy. Yeah, real life stuff.

One of the timers I want to talk about today is starting and continuing to eat healthier. It isn’t the starting. I can start anything, for a day. It is the continuing part that is the hardest. I watched Unbreakable Kimmy on Netflix over the weekend. It is Tina Fey’s new show starring Ellie Kemper, aka Erin from The Office, and it is hysterical. In the show she talks about how you can do anything for ten seconds and after you make it through those ten seconds just count another ten seconds, and then another… You get the gist.

Chopped Kale and Spinach Salad with Avocado and Burrata | Sarcastic Cooking

I guess eating healthier is probably measured more in days than seconds. So, I am going to eat healthy for one day at a time. I guess you just keep doing that until the act of eating healthy becomes second nature.

Today, we are kicking off my 31st year of healthier eating with this light and lemony chopped green salad with avocado. I added in some burrata because, as I said on Instagram, everything is better with burrata! Plus, you guys know me, I cannot quit cheese totally and there are enough super foods in this salad to balance out the little dollop of cheese on top!

Happy Monday everybody. Eat well!

 

Chopped Kale and Spinach Salad with Avocado and Burrata

A light and lemony chopped salad with spinach, kale, and avocado. Top it off with a nice big piece of burrata cheese, because it can't be too healthy!
Prep Time 15 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings 2 Big Salads or 4 Small Salads

Ingredients

  • 10 Ounces Fresh Spinach chopped
  • 10 Ounces Fresh Tuscan Kale stemmed and chopped
  • 1 Avocado pitted and diced
  • 1 Large Piece of Burrata Cheese
  • 3 Tablespoons Olive Oil
  • 1 Tablespoon Balsamic Vinegar
  • Juice and Zest from ½ Lemon
  • Salt and Pepper to taste
  • Tiny Pinch of Crushed Red Pepper Flakes optional

Instructions

  1. In the bottom of a large salad bowl, whisk together the oil, vinegar, lemon juice, lemon zest, salt, and pepper.
  2. Add the spinach, kale, and avocado to the bowl. Toss well to combine with the dressing.
  3. Top the salad with the piece of burrata and more salt/pepper or crushed red pepper (if using).
  4. Serve immediately.

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  • Nicole - Coking for Keeps
    March 10, 2015 at 10:14 am

    Happy Birthday!!!! I’m entering my last year of my 20s and it’s SCARY, why does time fly by so fast?!

    • Stefanie
      March 10, 2015 at 3:25 pm

      Thanks girl! Enjoy the 29th year of your life. It was one of my faves!

  • Julia
    March 10, 2015 at 9:56 am

    Happy belated birthdaaaaaaay!!!!

    Kudos for trying to clean up the ol’ food situation. It is super tough at first, but after a while, it becomes habitual. Some dude or chick once said that it takes 40 days to break a habit, which is probably true, give or take. So perhaps after 40 days you’ll have conquered the clean eats? Either way, this kale salad’s driving me berzerk with that avo and burrata! Sheer brilliance, m’dear!!!

    • Stefanie
      March 10, 2015 at 3:25 pm

      Thanks!!! Great advice too!

  • Stephanie @ Girl Versus Dough
    March 10, 2015 at 7:52 am

    Happy birthday, dear friend! This salad looks amazeballs. I haven’t tried burrata on a salad before but I’m kind of LOVING the idea of it.

  • Joanne
    March 10, 2015 at 6:20 am

    Happy birthday!!! I love that suggestion of just taking it one day at a time. And how did you know the way to my heart was through kale and burrata…this is fabulous!

  • Ashleigh
    March 9, 2015 at 8:22 pm

    Happpy Brithday! 3-1 isn’t so bad….I feel like we look more like late-20s, right?

    • Stefanie
      March 9, 2015 at 8:37 pm

      I’m glad I’m not the only one that feels like if I had to pick myself an age it would be late twenties. Even though this kid is aging me quickly!