{"id":31751,"date":"2015-08-29T15:08:41","date_gmt":"2015-08-29T22:08:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/?p=31751"},"modified":"2026-09-30T16:17:34","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T23:17:34","slug":"avocado-topped-family-summer-salad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/avocado-topped-family-summer-salad\/","title":{"rendered":"Avocado Topped Family Summer Salad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Recently I drove up to\u00a0\u00a0Kelowna to deliver my aunt and uncle after they flew in from New Zealand. Food has always been a way of bringing our family together, my Mother loves to cook and entertain, and she does a pretty fantastic job in that department; it was no surprise that an amazing meal was awaiting us when we arrived. Along with some flavourful\u00a0ribs and polenta, we had this fantastic salad that my mother whipped up. Here&#8217;s the recipe for an Avocado Topped Family Summer Salad, with\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.avocadosfrommexico.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\">Avocados from Mexico<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>4 cups finely chopped raw kale (curly kind)<br \/>\n4 cups baby spinach<br \/>\n2 cups sunflower sprouts or other sprouts.<br \/>\n10 black cherry tomatoes , or can use red or yellow<br \/>\n1\/2 finely sliced small red onion.<br \/>\n1 avocado sliced on top of the salad<br \/>\n10 radishes finely sliced<\/p>\n<p>Toss all together, adding the avocado last so it sits on top.<br \/>\nDrizzle with balsamic dressing or red pepper dressing Serve on a long flat plate so the salad is nicely presented.<\/p>\n<div data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:1,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/avocado-topped-family-summer-salad\/&quot;}' id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-31751 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/avocado-topped-family-summer-salad\/img_2268\/'><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2268.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"img 2268\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2268.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2268.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2268.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"31754\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/avocado-topped-family-summer-salad\/img_2268\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2268.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img 2268\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2268.jpg?fit=788%2C526&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/avocado-topped-family-summer-salad\/img_2269\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2269.jpg?fit=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"img 2269\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2269.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2269.jpg?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2269.jpg?resize=1024%2C680&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"31753\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/avocado-topped-family-summer-salad\/img_2269\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2269.jpg?fit=1200%2C797&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,797\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img 2269\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2269.jpg?fit=788%2C523&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>My niece and nephew got their own table for our\u00a0El Fresco Summer Dining!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recently I drove up to\u00a0\u00a0Kelowna to deliver my aunt and uncle after they flew in from New Zealand. 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