There is no other name for this than “Post-Vacation Salad” because I just got back from a week in Nashville and was craving vegetables as soon as I got off the airplane (actually, I was craving them by the third day in Nashville). I mean, I love beer and fried balogna sandwiches as much as the next person, but at some point, your body just starts getting angry with you. Maybe “reset salad” is an appropriate name, too?

Something else I love is iceburg lettuce, but this post-vacation salad needed something a little more nutrient dense, like spinach which I do eat a lot of. I have it in my smoothies almost every morning and I eat a lot of it at work. We had some in the fridge, but I figured I would switch it up a little and include everyone’s favourite superfood of yesterday, kale.

The dressing doesn’t have a super strong flavour, so if you want to add more orange and more ginger – by all means, go for it! If you aren’t a big fan of goats cheese, toss in some feta instead. If you’ve got some pumpkin seeds at home, those would be tasty in this salad as well.

This is pretty easy and if you follow along, you can eat this alone or divided between two people as a side. Toss it in a wrap if you want! I promise if you need a little pick me up in the nutrition department, this is the salad for you!

If you’re wondering what to do with your extra goat’s cheese or you weren’t on a vacation and are happy to eat some fried food, check out my very first post for Deep Fried Pickled Beets!