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Cancer-Fighting Kale Salad + Giveaway!


By Leslie
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October 7th, 2011

As some of you may know, October is breast cancer awareness month.  Veggie Dreamgirl has paired up with the fabulous organization Save the Ta-Tas to bring you information about cancer fighting foods.  In exchange they sent this fabulous t-shirt to giveaway to one of you!!  Cute huh?!

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Bonus points for following me on facebook and twitter and super bonus points for tweeting and mentioning on facebook!

Save the Ta-Tas donates a percentage of all sales to cancer research.

Oh, the retail value of the shirt is $45 :)

Must be a US resident (sorry!) and contest ends this Sunday (9th) at midnight so make sure to tell your friends quickly.

Most people know that kale is super good for you, but I’ve found that they’ve been turned off after eating a cooked kale dish.  Let me tell you something… kale tastes way better raw than cooked!  Seriously… give it a try, I’m not lying.  This kale salad contains loads of cancer fighting foods and the fabulous thing is by not cooking the ingredients they retain all of their nutrients!  Here is some information about these ingredients that I got from Stanford University’s website:

Kale: Kale is “rich in a variety of compounds that have been shown to slow cancer growth and development in a number of laboratory studies. Other larger human studies have shown that cruciferous vegetables can help to reduce the risk of lung, stomach, colorectal, prostate, and bladder cancers.”

Tomatoes: “The anti-cancer compound in tomatoes, lycopene, has been shown to be especially potent in combating prostate cancer. This compound appears to be more easily absorbed if the tomatoes are eaten in processed form-either as tomato sauce, paste, or juice. In addition to preventing prostate cancer, lycopene may also protect against breast, lung, stomach, and pancreatic cancer.”

Avocados: “Avocados are rich in a multiplicity of nutrients, including many potent anti-oxidants and phytochemicals as well as vitamins, minerals, fiber and monounsaturated healthy fats.”

Almonds: “Nuts contain the antioxidants quercetin and campferol that may suppress the growth of cancers.”

So not only does this salad taste awesome, but now you have a few new reasons to make it!

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Cancer Fighting Kale Salad:

Serves 6

What you’ll need:

1 bunch of kale (usually 8 or 9 stalks), washed well, stalks broken off and chopped

3 roma tomatoes, diced

2 avocados, diced

a couple handfuls of slivered almonds, toasted

dressing:

1 shallot, finely chopped

1 tbsp. kosher salt

1/3 cup white balsamic vinegar

2 tbsp. agave nectar or honey

3/4 cup olive oil

What you’ll do:

After you wash your kale well, pat it dry and cut the stalk off and discard.  Chop the leaves leaving them salad lettuce size pieces and place in a big salad bowl. (the leaves will reduce to about 1/3 of the size when you dress it)  Make the dressing.  Combine all the ingredients in a bowl and whisk together.  Taste and vary as needed.  Pour the dressing over the kale leaves and massage with your hands.  Yup, you heard me correctly!  Get your hands in the kale and massage it like you would dough.  Do this for about a minute; you’ll start to feel the kale soften.  Let the salad sit for anywhere from 7-20 minutes.  Toss in the tomatoes, almonds, and avocado and serve.

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CONGRATULATIONS TO LINDSAY @THE LEAN GREEN BEAN YOU ARE THE WINNER!  PLEASE EMAIL ME YOUR ADDRESS!

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Categories : Salad, Vegetables: Kale, wellness

Comments

  1. Lindsay @ The Lean Green Bean says:
    October 7, 2011 at 5:26 am

    such a cute shirt!

    Reply
  2. tiffany says:
    October 7, 2011 at 6:58 am

    What a pretty shirt!

    Reply
  3. Ray Croslin says:
    October 7, 2011 at 7:53 am

    Beautiful shirt with a great cause!!

    Reply
  4. Henia says:
    October 7, 2011 at 7:54 am

    I will be making this salad for dinner :)

    Reply
  5. Lisa Smith says:
    October 7, 2011 at 7:54 am

    great shirt. have a few survivors in my family. we are all for saving the TA-TA’s. by the way the salad looks yummy.

    Reply
  6. Tammie Pacek says:
    October 7, 2011 at 7:58 am

    Can’t wait to try the kale salad! I am a 3 year Breast Cancer Survivor and would love to win the shirt! GO PINK!! :)

    Reply
  7. Kim Sartain says:
    October 7, 2011 at 7:59 am

    The salad sounds great and the tee shirt is adorable!

    Reply
  8. Elissa Jacob says:
    October 7, 2011 at 8:08 am

    Shirt/salad are AWESOME!

    Reply
  9. Donna says:
    October 7, 2011 at 8:39 am

    Salad looks very yummy can’t wait to try. As an eight year survivor from the 1st time and a 5 mth survivor from the second time I would love the shirt, awesome design.

    Reply
  10. Pavel Lihani says:
    October 7, 2011 at 9:12 am

    I don’t think it’s really my color, but if I won, I’d give it to my wife.

    Reply
  11. Maddie Durso says:
    October 7, 2011 at 3:27 pm

    Hey Leslie!:)Love the t-shirt! Salad looks sooo good!:) You inspire me!

    Reply
  12. Hireheels says:
    October 7, 2011 at 5:13 pm

    How Clever is the “Save The Ta-Tas” Campaign!?!? And HOW did HireHeels NOT come up with it?!?
    Great idea — keep up the fight Leslie! XXOO

    Reply
  13. Sarah @ pão e queijo says:
    October 7, 2011 at 7:09 pm

    What a pretty shirt, and a great cause! I will be sure to try this salad, it looks wonderful (didn’t know that kale tastes better raw than cooked).

    Reply
  14. Sarah @ pão e queijo says:
    October 7, 2011 at 7:10 pm

    I am a fan of your blog on Fb!

    Reply
  15. Kristan says:
    October 8, 2011 at 1:02 pm

    It is a super cute shirt. I was recently looking at their website and they have lots of other cute ones you can order and it’s for an awesome cause. They even have t’s for men. Save the Ta-Tas!

    Reply
  16. lauren says:
    October 9, 2011 at 9:30 am

    I LOVE this shirt!!

    Reply
  17. Rachel says:
    October 9, 2011 at 10:26 am

    Love the shirt! Thank you for supporting Breast Cancer Awareness!

    Reply
  18. Lisa says:
    October 9, 2011 at 2:46 pm

    Don’t usually love kale but I’ll have to try this recipe if it’s so good for me!

    Reply

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