How to Make Hairball Salad for Halloween

Kids love to be grossed out, so they'll really love hairball salad with a bit of saliva dressing. You don't have to tell them that hairball salad is really healthy, and a change from the usual Halloween sweets. It's so easy that older kids can make the salad themselves, with very little adult assistance.

Difficulty:

Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need

• 1 large avocado, ripe
• 2 1/2 cups alfalfa or broccoli sprouts
• 7 large carrots, washed and peeled
• Saliva dressing (see recipe below)
• 6 salad bowls
• 1/2 cup wine vinegar
• 1 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 1 tsp. garlic, minced
• 3/4 tsp. parsley flakes
• 3/4 tsp. sesame seeds
• 1/2 tsp. celery salt
• 1/2 tsp. Italian seasoning
• 1 tsp. minced onion

Hairball Salad

1. Slice the ripe avocado in half and remove the seed.

2. Put the avocado in a mixing bowl and add the alfalfa or brocolli sprouts.

3. Mash the avocado mixture with a fork but leave a few small lumps of avocado for effect.

4. Grate the carrots and divide them between six salad bowls.

5. Make "hairballs" about the size of walnuts from the avocado mixture and arrange the hairballs on top of the grated carrots.

6. Pour a bit of saliva (Italian) dressing over the hairball salad and serve.

Saliva dressing

1. Combine all of the ingredients in a glass shaker bottle.

2. Shake the saliva (Italian) dressing until it's completely blended.

3. Store the dressing in the refrigerator and shake before using.

Tips & Warnings

• If you don't have the time to make saliva dressing, substitute bottled Italian dressing.