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Sautéed Kale Chickpea Salad

A simple and delicious Sautéed Kale And Chickpea Salad that can be enjoyed two ways – yes, you are starting to love leftovers now – right? 🙂

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Last year when just about everyone was challenging each other to the Ice Bucket challenge, my dentist challenged me to eat out more in Atlanta and to #HeatAndEat less!

You see, my dentist loves to talk food – just like I do. However, he loves to talk about the food he and his wife eat at restaurants, while I love to talk about the food I cook up at home for my daughter and I.

So, he felt the need to challenge me to try a new restaurant, at least every 6 months. Well, my six months are almost up and I have been gormandizing on this sautéed kale and chickpea salad instead.

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Now, when I am out of the Atlanta Metro Area, I am all about eating out; heck, when I drive south 3 hours to Savannah I’m eating out all day. But, while I am close to my stove and oven, I’d much rather cook up a big batch of something my daughter and I love and reheat it for lunches and dinners throughout the week.

I have been having a hard time letting go of summer, so I am still eating salads – only they are warm! Sometimes, I throw in chicken or fish or bacon, sometimes it’s just a bunch of veggies – either way, it’s a whole lot of deliciousness!

#HeatAndEat

There’s a Target across the street from my day job so, very often when I run in to pick up dinner supplies, I grab a coffee and sit in their little restaurant and eat my lunch too. The one inconvenience about eating my lunch there was having to haul back my dirty lunch container.

However, when I was at Target recently, I came across Reynolds™ heat & eat disposable containers and decided to bring a pack home. These single use Reynolds™ heat & eat disposable containers are ideal for re-heating leftovers in the microwave and are a safe alternative to plastic containers. Reynolds™ containers happen to be heat/leak/stain/odor resistant as well as lightweight and totally recyclable. Reynolds™ containers also come with a BPA-free, recyclable plastic lid that snaps shut to help prevent messy leaks (should be removed while microwaving).

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6 ingredient Sautéed Kale & Chickpea Salad
2 ways!
• I started by sautéing 1 chopped onion, 4 chopped cloves of garlic and a chopped 2 inch piece of ginger together in about 2 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil 
• After about 10 minutes, I added in 5 cups of kale (hard stem removed) and 3 cups of spinach and a quarter cup of sundried tomatoes (not the dried kind) and stirred everything up well.
• When the kale and lettuce begin to wilt, I seasoned with a tad bit of salt and pepper

For dinner, we enjoyed this sautéed salad with some gluten-free rice ramen noodles.
And for lunch the next day, I packed a couple of Reynolds™ containers with the sautéed salad for my daughter and I. The next day, I reheated the Reynolds™ containers for about 2 minutes in the microwave -without the lid on. Then I enjoyed my salad topped with some diced avocado, a diced boiled egg, and chili flakes.

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I’m thinking I need to pack up a Reynolds™ container with some of this salad and challenge my dentist to #HeatAndEat more! What do you think? 
Are you a fan of leftovers? What’s one meal that you were happy to be gormandizing on the leftovers for days!

Want more lunch leftover recipe ideas? Then please check out Reynolds™ recipes!

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Sautéed Kale And Chickpea Salad

Yield: 6
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 35 minutes

A simple and delicious Sautéed Kale And Chickpea Salad that can be enjoyed two ways - yes, you are starting to love leftovers now - right? 🙂

Ingredients

  • 1 chopped onion
  • 4 chopped cloves of garlic
  • A chopped 2 inch piece of ginger
  • Extra virgin olive oil - about 2 tablespoons
  • 5 cups of kale, hard stem removed
  • 3 cups of spinach
  • 1/4 cup of sundried tomatoes, not the dried kind
  • Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

  1. Sauté 1 chopped onion, 4 chopped cloves of garlic, and a chopped 2-inch piece of ginger together in about 2 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil {yes - that's a lot of garlic which would mean this isn't very date friendly 🙂 }
  2. After about 10 minutes, add in 5 cups of kale (hard stem removed) and 3 cups of spinach, and a quarter cup of sundried tomatoes (drain the oil out) and stir everything up well.
  3. When the kale and lettuce begin to wilt, season with a tad bit of salt and pepper to taste
  4. For dinner, we enjoyed this sautéed salad with some gluten-free rice ramen noodles.
  5. And for lunch the next day, I packed a couple of Reynolds™ containers with the sautéed salad for my daughter and me. The next day, I reheated the Reynolds™ containers for about 2 minutes in the microwave -without the lid on. Then I enjoyed my salad topped with some diced avocado, a diced boiled egg, and chili flakes.
Nutrition Information
Yield 6 Serving Size 1
Amount Per Serving Calories 110Total Fat 5gSaturated Fat 1gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 4gCholesterol 0mgSodium 144mgCarbohydrates 14gFiber 5gSugar 3gProtein 5g

Nutrition information is provided as a courtesy and should be considered an approximation only. Savory Spin makes no guarantees to the accuracy of this information. Please do consult a professional nutritionist for more accurate information. Please do keep in mind that prep times, cooking times, etc, are provided as guidelines as there are so many variables at play.

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Shasta Walton

Saturday 7th of November 2015

This recipe wins the internet!! #client

mila furman

Thursday 5th of November 2015

Yes!!! I love this! And I LOVE warm salads!!! This looks really great and colorful! And it's pretty incredible the filling properties that kale has right?

Shashi

Thursday 5th of November 2015

You sure are right Mila - kale is pretty darn filling! Thanks so much BTW

Tandy | Lavender and Lime

Wednesday 4th of November 2015

Such a healthy salad Shashi :)

Shashi

Thursday 5th of November 2015

Thanks so much Tandy!

ashley

Wednesday 4th of November 2015

I'm on a healthy eating kick right now - I need to make this salad before that goes away! LOL I love chickpeas!

Shashi

Thursday 5th of November 2015

Haha - yes, you better hurry and make this asap Ashley!

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