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Spring Greens Salad w/ Lemon Poppy Seed Dressing

Common Salad Green Chart We've had some very hot weather the past week or so...I'm talking 80+F! It seems like we skipped right over Spring and went two feet into Summer.  While I'm not complaining, it has been very nice and sunny, I wasn't quite expecting this so soon. Luckily our garden is over-joyed about the weather blossoming, sprouting and blooming.  This has lead to an abundance of leafy greens, perfect for light Spring/Summer Salads on these hot days. Since we are growing our vegetables for Summer, I like to grow a wide variety of leafy greens so as not to get bored. For this Spring Salad I used a mix of lettuce, spinach, chard, and sprouts, then topped it with a tart honey lemon poppy seed dressing. This dish is a perfectly simple appetizer or side dish; the dressing complements the individual flavors of the greens without over powering them, while the carrot adds a hint of sweetness, and the hemps seeds an extra bit of crunch and a whopping
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Pistachio Goji Berry Bars

It's been too hot to bake lately so the oven has been cool. That in conjunction with being sick for over a week and no grocery shopping, doesn't mean I haven't made some tasty snacks...They've just been of the raw, vegan variety. This is also traditionally the time of year when me and my college age brother test out snacks for his return to school. Requirements include they have to be tasty, healthy, portable, no need of refrigeration, and not loud (I'm looking at you brittlely hard granola bars).

These sweet, slightly tart, nutty raw chocolate laced bars have just enough crunch and plenty of energy boosting ingredients to get you through your day. 

Here's my recipe for Pistachio Goji Berry Bars:



Makes 12, 2" bars

Ingredients:
1 Cup Medjool Dates, Pitted and chopped
1/2 cup Dried Goji Berries
1/3 cup Raw Cashews
1/3 cup Raw Pistachios
2 Tbsp Raw Pumpkin Seeds, shelled
2 Tbsp Raw Cocoa Nibs

Directions:
1. In a food processor add the dates and goji berries. Process until it starts to form a sticky mass, and move to a mixing bowl.  Then process the cashews and pistachios till then are chopped finely, add this to the mixing bowl.



2. Add the Pumpkin Seeds, and Cocoa Nibs to the processed fruit and nuts, mix well. Cover a plate with plastic wrap and press the mixture out till it's  ~1/4" thick evenly. Then cut it into square pieces, and stack with parchment paper between the slices. Place in an airtight container consume in 7-10 days, refrigerate for longer storage.



Enjoy!

This recipe is being entered in a snack recipe contest hosted by Nuts.com. 
All ingredients used in this recipe can be found at Nuts.com. 
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  1. goji berry çayıAugust 20, 2016 at 9:14 AM

    favorite recipes,
    I'm drinking goji berry tea every day...

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  2. Watch onlineSeptember 15, 2016 at 4:18 AM

    I like this kind of snacks. I often eat them in my work. I've never eaten ones with goji berries and pumpkin seeds, so I'll try to make it with Your recipe.
    Thanks,

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  3. Allen PaigeDecember 10, 2023 at 7:00 AM

    Great reaad thanks

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