Kale Salad with Lentils and Feta

Sadly the time had come to remove the kale from my vegetable garden yesterday, the plants had run their course but I was able to get a decent harvest to enjoy for lunch.

Mix 1 teaspoon each balsamic vinegar, white wine vinegar, olive oil, toss on kale (I used about 2 cups) and refridgerate for at least 1/2 hour.

Shredded carrots

1/4 cup steamed lentils (I keep steamed lentils in my freezer so I can always scoop some as needed)

1/4 cup fat free feta cheese

Served with Mary's Gone Crackers, Caraway

The whole thing is just about 300 calories

 

 I made myself a little picnic and ate outside.  That is Tazo Zen green tea sweetened with a little stevia that I am drinking.

 

I really enjoyed sitting outside.  I spend soooooo much time at my computer.  Working, blogging, wasting vast amounts of time.  I'm usually sitting here eating my lunch!  It was nice to remove myself.  I would never have done it if I didn't go out to take pictures, so thank you blog, for forcing me to slow down and savor the moment (and my meal!)

The Busy Lady's Curried Lentil Soup

Coming out of the yoga hot room into the blustery weather today put in a mind for soup.  I'm always starving after yoga and since Bikram takes up a large chunk of time during which I am away from my desk I'm always starving AND in a hurry to catch up on work.  When I'm hungry and in a hurry I tend to grab fast, easy foods that are not necessarily my best options nutritionally  so I came up with this quick soup idea today with pretty good results.  Not as good as when I take the time to make Curried Lentil Soup from scratch but a decent substitute that hit the spot and only took about 7 minutes to prepare.

1 1/2 cups ready to serve soup, in this case I used Creamy Corn & Roasted Pepper Soup
1/2 cup cooked lentils (I keep cooked lentils in my freezer for just such an occasion)
1/2 cup frozen cooked vegetables, I used a combo of carrots, peas, corn and green beans
1 teaspoon curry powder
dash of cinnamon
dollop of plain yogurt as garnish

Add first three ingredients to blender little by little, blending as you go.  I had to add about 1/4 cup water at the end because it was getting too thick to blend.

Pour into saucepan to heat or directly into bowl and heat in microwave.  Stir in yogurt and enjoy!