Kale and Sprout Salad with roasted sweet chili sesame almonds

There are a view farmers markets that sell sprouts here in Toronto, I prefer Brick works and Leslieville markets on the weekends.  You can also but them at health food stores.  This salad was light and refreshing.  The almonds were incredible.  It sounds like some work however it was worth the flavour.         I was lucky to have fresh yellow beans and green beans from my mom's garden and tomatoes from her garden.

Sweet Chili Sesame Almonds

-1/4 cup almonds
-3 tablespoons sweet chili sauce
-2 tablespoons Maple Syrup
-2 tablespoons black sesame seeds

In a frying pan on medium heat, add almonds and allow to warm up, drizzle with the sweet chili sauce and allow it to coat the almonds and to cook down until sticky and all the liquid is absorbed.  Then drizzle with the maple syrup and add the sesame seeds so that they stick to the almonds.  Place in a bowl and allow to cool.

Salad

-1 cup kale
-a handful of other lettuce (I used a spring mix)
-cucumber
-a handful of fresh yellow and green beans
-1 cup of fresh sprouts
-1 carrot chopped
-1/2 small onion

Mix together.  Top with the roasted almonds and mix in olive oil and balsamic vinegar to taste.  May top with tomatoes too and add a sprinkle of salt and pepper.

Basa with mango Salsa

Tonight's fish was easy, cheap and quick dinner.  I bought frozen basa from a big chain grocery store. Was on the way home from hot yoga and trying to balance a full day of things to do.  I ate the basa with the mango salsa and sweet chili sauce

Mango Salsa

-1/2 small onion chopped
-juice of 1 lime
-1 mango
-1/2 red pepper

-chop onion and squeeze half a lime over top.  Chop up mango and squeeze other half of lime over the mango.  Mix in red pepper.

Basa

-2 basa fillets
-flour
-butter

Flour the fillets and over medium heat cook in butter or olive oil.  Until golden brown.  Serve with mango salsa and sweet chili sauce.