Hawaiian Moons Salad

When on vacation, eating out meal after meal can get expensive, as well as a bit tedious. So when I am staying somewhere where I have access to a kitchen,  I love to pick up a few things at a local store and make my own salad for lunch, or to take later on the airplane home. On Maui there is a fabulous health food store in Kihei called Hawaiian Moons which has a great salad bar where I founds two amazing prepared salads that I used as a salad starter for this delicious salad. While I feel that the garbanzo beans provide enough protein for me, you can always add some sliced rotisserie chicken or leftover fish to make it more of a hearty meal, if desired.

2 cups Hawaiian Moons Quinoa Salad*

2 cups Hawaiian Moons Kale Salad**

1 cup arugula, torn into bite size pieces

1 cup garbanzo beans, drained

1 cup artichoke hearts packed in water, drained and chopped

1/2 cup shredded parmesan cheese

1/2 lemon, juiced

1 T. extra virgin olive oil

*Organic qunoa, organic arugula, organic toasted almond slivers, currants, organic green onions, organic extra virgin olive oil, fresh lemon juice, sea salt, black pepper

**Organic kale, organic chard, organic extra virgin olive oil, fresh lemon juice, sea salt, black pepper

In a large bowl, combine first six ingredients. Squeeze the lemon juice over the salad and drizzle in the olive oil. Toss well and serve. Yum!