Ingredients

3 cups  - raw baby kale leaves

1 cup - canned chickpeas

1 cup -  cherry tomatoes

1/2 cup -  chopped  red onion

1 cup - chopped green apple

1/4 cup sunflower or pumpkin seeds

Chia Balsamic Dressing

1/3 cups of water

3 tablespoons of balsamic vinegar

1 clove of garlic, finely minced

1 tablespoon of chia seeds 

1/4 teaspoon of table salt

Method 

1. First, prepare the salad dressing by tossing all the ingredients in a mixing bowl. Whisk all the ingredients together by hand using a spoon for a thinner consistency. 

2. Keep the dressing mixture aside and it will naturally thicken as the chia seeds absorb water and swell up.

3. Wash and tear up the kale by hand into bite-sized pieces. Drain the boiled or canned chickpeas and add them to the bowl of shrunken and softened kale. Add onion, tomatoes and chopped apple to the mix.

4. Toss the dressing into the salad mixture, and evenly coat all the ingredients. Sprinkle the seeds over top.

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