Great Harvest Salad

Halloween! This year that meant teens in costumes and chaperoning! My son's friends asked him to host a party so, of course, he said yes.  Lots of cowboys were bringing chips and salsa, and lots of powder puff girls and aviators baking cookies and rice krispy treats. With the World Series on, that made it game night too, so our friends were coming to hang out, bringing wings, spinach artichoke dip and cannoli cake.  Sounds like a vegan dream, no?
Trust me, I can snack, so I was happy to open the sea salt and vinegar Cape Cod potato chips, and sample the bruschetta. I also picked up a couple of bottles of Chronic - a wonderful red wine blend with a skull-adorned label (for the adults only!) I still wanted something nourishing, and a bit colorful to round out the other things, so I threw together a great salad - with a touch of Halloween orange and black to boot.  It may not sound super exciting, but it was super delicious. It serves 6-8.

3-4 Romaine hearts, shredded2 big handfuls, Mixed leaf lettuce1.5 cups Roasted butternut squash, diced5 Roasted heirloom carrots (roast in olive oil with salt and pepper to taste and let cool - the colors are amazing!)1/2 cup Shredded carrots1/4 cup Celery, chopped1/3 Seedless Cucumber, diced3/4 c Lentils1/4 c Pistachio nuts
Combine in a large bowl and drizzle lightly with apple cider vinegar, avocado oil and raw agave nectar.  Tasty, light and filling and full of fall flavors good on any given night!