spin the wheel of (delicious) fortune

Sorry I haven't posted all week- with school starting up again I haven't been able to prepare very many blog-worthy dishes.. shameful, I know! Well, I hope I can make it up to you by telling you how to make this creative salad wheel! It's a cute placement... and then you mix it up and make a mess and eat it all!

salad wheel:

Add whatever you like in your salads...but here's what I did:

1. In a little bowl: mix up some quinoa, black beans, cilantro, cherry tomatoes, and a dash of salt
2. in a separate bowl, toss some cut kale leaves with cucumber and (wet) ripped nori, and lemon juice
3. lightly fry up some sliced up eggplant and zucchini (I creatively used balsamic vinegar instead of oil- I'm trying to limit the amount of oil I eat!)
4. cut up an avocado and leave it on the cutting board for a minute
5. mix up sliced almonds with a handful of whole flax seeds
6. decorate your plate with all of your different parts to your dish- each is like its own color, now make your plate gorgeous!

As you can see in the picture above, I ate mine outside on a sunny day and I was full for hours, which was a GREAT thing because I was later stuck at work. Anywho, I hope your plates are as pretty or prettier than the one I made it- try to snap a shot before things get messy and see for yourself the lovely display!