Brussels and Kale Salad

I've always been a bit afraid of brussel sprouts...well at least ever since observing Calvin's disdain in one of the many Calvin and Hobbes comic books I own.  He's a pretty reliable source. Despite this, more and more my friends have been poking and prodding me to try them.  I had to admit, raw at least, they do look pretty cute...like little heads of lettuce.

Then it struck me.  I like lettuce...in salads...SALAD!

And thus the idea for this salad was born.  It's real simple...basically just sub in some raw brussel sprouts and kale for lettuce and keep all the rest of the fixings as you like.

Here's what I did.

Ingredients:

• Handful or so of raw brussel sprouts, cut in half (although you can break em up more if you like)
• Couple handfuls of kale
• Croutons (I chose the casesar variety)
• Handful of dried cranberries
• Handful of glazed walnuts
• Splash of creamy caesar dressing (I like Newman's Own)

How to:

• Just toss it all together.  Like I said, pretty simple.

And there you have yourself a pretty dang healthy salad that is also good.  Using regular lettuce you miss out on a lot of nutrients, and the same is true of cooking kale and brussels so...try this and win.