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The Cheesecake Factory's Wellness Salad

The Daily Meal Staff|May 19, 2020 5:18 pm EST

The Cheesecake Factory's Wellness Salad

4.5 (2 ratings)

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Bursting with berries, veggies, nuts and seeds, this salad is destined to become your new lunchtime favorite.Recipe courtesy of The Cheesecake Factory

Prep Time

15

minutes

Cook Time

10

minutes

Servings

2

Total time: 25 minutes

Ingredients

• 3 ounce kale, washed and sliced thin
• 2 ounce blueberries
• 2 ounce lemon dressing*
• 2 ounce butter lettuce, inner portions
• 2 ounce baby lettuce mix
• 2 ounce baby spinach, whole leaf, cleaned
• 2 ounce broccoli, blanched or roasted
• 2 ounce pears, fresh or grilled, cut, 1/2” to 3/4” pieces
• 1 ounce red onion, sliced thin, soaked, cut into 1” pieces
• 1 ounce arugula
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper, ground
• 3 fluid ounces french mustard vinaigrette*
• 1/2 avocado, peeled, pitted and cut into 1/2” pieces
• 2 ounce red seedless grapes, cut in half
• 1 ounce almonds, slivered, toasted
• 1 tablespoon sunflower seeds, toasted

Directions

1. Place the sliced kale and blueberries into a mixing bowl.
2. Ladle the lemon dressing into the bowl and aggressively massage and mix the ingredients together.
3. Make sure that all of the blueberries are smashed.
4. Roast or blanch the broccoli for 5-10 minutes.
5. Add the butter lettuce leaves, baby lettuce mix, spinach, broccoli, roasted pears, red onions and arugula into the bowl.
6. Season the salad with salt and pepper.
7. Ladle the French mustard vinaigrette into the bowl and gently toss all of the ingredients together.
8. Place equal amounts of the salad mixture into chilled serving bowls.
9. Sprinkle equal amounts of the avocado, grapes, almonds and sunflower seeds over each salad.