I chose to make the sweet kale salad next because it is a pretty basic recipe that literally only involves mixing things together and cutting. I was slightly skeptical about the choice of vegetables in the salad even though I know the same vegetables are in the Costco one, specifically the Brussels sprouts. I have never been a fan of Brussels sprouts and especially raw ones however; I realized that once the dressing is on, the sprouts would taste very similar to the ones from the Costco salad mix. To start the salad I had to buy most of the ingredients especially since I don’t usually have the dressing ingredients needed on hand. I switched some of the ingredients for ones I feel more inclined to, instead of the balsamic champagne I chose the white wine vinegar and instead of the sugar I chose to use honey, also I switched the milk for unsweetened almond milk because I sometimes react to dairy in a negative way. The recipe was very simple to follow as the dressing only needed to be all added together. I did find it more difficult to do the initial prepping of the vegetables, especially the recommend broccoli sticks that had to be matched cut, HOWEVER, after watching one specific YouTube video that explained the process (was supposed to be for zucchini but it still worked) I figured it out! When I finally completed the salad and sat down to eat it I was actually surprised by how it turned out, it was yummy! I did had avocado slices to garnish because I was concerned for how filling the salad would be and it ended up doing the job. The salad wasn’t quite similar to the Costco one and I found that the dressing seemed to be more watery than my inspiration however since I made it myself I knew what ingredients went into the process I am proud to say I will be making this salad again.
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