BUT WE HAVE SOME RAIN COMING
LATER ON TODAY.
BE PREPARED FOR THAT.
ANYWAY -- MAY IS NATIONAL
SALAD MONTH.
WE ARE JOINED BY SUE WITH ROOTS
FOR THE HOME TEAM AND BREAKING
BREAD CAFE.
THANK YOU FOR COMING IN.
THIS IS JUST AN AMAZING
CONCEPT YOU HAVE COME UP WITH.
IT HELPS KIDS.
TELL US ABOUT ROOTS FOR THE
HOME TEAM.
THIS IS OUR SIXTH SEASON.
IT IS A YOUTH SALAD ENTERPRISE.
WE WORK WITH URBAN YOUTH IN
DIFFERENT GARDEN PROGRAMS IN
THE TWIN CITIES.
ONE IS WITH APPETITE FOR
CHANGE.
KIDS CREATE SALAD RECIPES.
NEGRO THE VEGETABLES
-- THEY GROW THE VEGETABLES AND
COME TO TARGET FIELD TO SELL
THE SALADS.
IT IS AN ENTREPRENEURIAL
PROGRAM FOR YOUTH TO UNDERSTAND
THE OPPORTUNITIES OUT THERE AND
SEE PEOPLE APPRECIATE WHAT THEY
ARE DOING.
WHAT KIND OF IMPACT DOES
THIS HAVE ON THEIR LIVE .
YOU CAN SEE EXCITEMENT AS
PEOPLE TELL THEM IT IS THE BEST
SALAD THEY HAVE EVER HAD.
THEY FEEL A SURGE OF GREAT
CONFIDENCE AND NEW
POSSIBILITIES FOR THEMSELVES.
IT IS A LOAD OF FUN.
I KNOW THIS IS YOUR FIRST
YEAR COACHING THESE KIDS.
TELL US ABOUT THE KIDS AND WHAT
IT IS LIKE TO WORK WITH THEM.
LIKE THE YOUTH LIKE TO SAY,
THE YOUTH IS THE TRUTH.
THEY ARE AMAZING AND INSPIRING.
THEY ARE CURIOUS AND HAVE MANY
IDEAS.
WHAT IS INSPIRING ABOUT THEM IS
THEY ARE GROWING THEIR OWN
FOOD.
THEY ARE LEARNING HOW TO PUT
USE TO IT AND MAKE IT
NUTRITIONNAL AND HEALTHY FOR
THEIR LIVES AND BODIES.
THEY HAVE COME UP WITH NINE
RECIPES FOR THE SALADS.
I KNOW YOU HAVE ONE OF THEM
HERE.
YOU ARE GOING TO TEACH US HOW
TO MAKE IT.
ABSOLUTELY.
THIS IS THE NORTH SIDE ON DECK
SALAD.
IT WAS MADE BY ONE OF THE
APPETITE FOR CHANGE GROUPS THAT
CREATED IT.
WHAT WE START WITH IS THE
COUSCOUS WHOLE WHEAT LARGER
PEARL SHAPED COUSCOUS.
WE ADD THE GREEN BEANS.
WE HAVE CAULIFLOWER.
THIS IS GOING TO BE A
FILLING SALAD.
ABSOLUTELY.
THERE IS LOTS OF COLOR AND LOTS
OF DIFFERENT FLAVORS AND
TEXTURES.
IT SMELLS SO FRESH.
WE HAVE ZUCCHINI CHOPPED
THERE.
WE HAVE RED PEPPERS CHOPPED.
BEAUTIFUL.
AND THEN WE HAVE ALSO GOT
MANDARIN ORANGES WHICH ADDS
ZING AND SWEETNESS.
WE HAVE FETA CHEESE FOR THE
CREAMY BITTER ADDED FLAVOR.
IT ENCOURAGES KIDS YOU CAN
EAT HEALTHY AND IT TASTES GOOD.
EXACTLY.
ABSOLUTELY.
SO MANY DIFFERENT COLORS AND
FLAVORS COMING IN.
THESE ARE CHOPPED GREEN ONIONS.
AND WE HAVE SOME CHOPPED
PARSLEY WE'LL ADD IN.
AND THEN SOME DILL.
WE HAVE A LOT OF DIFFERENT
FLAVORS WE ARE ADDING.
BUILDING FLAVORS.
THEN OF COURSE TO PULL IT ALL
TOGETHER WE HAVE A GREAT
HOMEMADE CITRUS
VINEGARRETTE.
IT HAS ORANGE JUICE, VINEGAR
AND DIJON MUSTARD.
THIS IS THE FIRST ROOTS FOR
THE HOME TEAM WILL BE AT TARGET
FIELD.
WE HAVE TWO SALADS.
WE HAVE NINE TO WORK WITH.
NORTH SIDE ON DECK WILL BE
THERE.
BREAKING BREAD CAFE HAS THIS
RECIPE.
ABSOLUTELY.
LET'S SUPPORT THESE KIDS AND
WILL WONDERFUL PROGRAM HELPING
SO MANY IN THE COMMUNITY.
WE HAVE A LINK TO THE RECIPE IF
YOU WANT TO MAKE IT ON
WCCO.COM.
MATT, ARE YOU GOING TO GIVE
IT A TRY?
I GOT TO DO WEATHER.
I LIKE THIS.
WHAT I LIKE ABOUT THIS IS IF
YOU EAT THE SALAD.
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THERE IS A GOOD BALANCE.