Instructions

1. Lay your bacon slices flat on a sheet pan and place in a cold oven. Then set the oven to 375F. The bacon will cook while it pre-heats and up to 15 minutes after it reaches temperature. Watch it, remove when it’s reached desired crispness.
2. In that time, dice all your root veggies into 1/2 inch pieces.
3. Toss your pumpkin seeds with coconut aminos, coconut oil and mustard seeds. Spread out on another sheet pan.
4. When the bacon is done, remove from sheet pan carefully and then place the root veggies on the pan with the bacon fat. Use tongs to toss them with salt and pepper.
5. Set oven to 400F.
6. When it reaches temperature put the veggie sheet pan and the pumpkin seed sheet pan in the oven (middle racks).
7. Remove the pumpkin seeds after 15 minutes.
8. Roast the veggies up to 45 minutes,until desired caramelization.
9. While these roast, make your dressing!
10. Combine all the ingredients in a blender except the oil. Blend until smooth, while drizzling in the olive oil.
11. It will make about 12 ounces, store the extra in the fridge up to 4 days.
12. Next tear your kale leaves off of the stem and vein, massage the leaves until tender, about a minute.
13. Toss with chopped bacon, roasted veggies, raisins, and pumpkin seeds. Drizzle dressing all over.
14. Makes 2 large entree salads. Or enough to serve as a side dish for 5 people.