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HEALTHY RECIPES | Salads | Christmas Kale Salad

Christmas Kale Salad
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DIFFICULTY LEVEL

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Ingredients

  • 2 bunches curly kale, rib removed, chopped, washed and dried
  • Zest and juice of one orange
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 tablespoon canola oil
  • 1 cup dried cranberries
  • 1 green apple, unpeeled, small diced
  • 1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts, toasted
  • 1/2 medium green apple, unpeeled
  • 1/4 red onion, roughly chopped
  • 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon Dijon mustard
  • 1/4 cup canola oil
  • 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
  • Nutritional yeast

Instructions

1. Place kale in a large mixing bowl with zest, juice and salt.

2. Using clean hands, massage kale until it loses some volume and turns bright green.

3. Stir in oil and fruit. Mix well.

4. Cover salad with plastic wrap and refrigerate about 30 minutes to several hours to allow flavors to develop before serving.

5. Core apple and cut into smaller pieces.

6. Place apple, onion, vinegar, honey, mustard, oil, kosher salt and yeast into blender and pulse until smooth. Or, grate apple and onion before whisking ingredients in bowl.

7. Toss salad in vinaigrette and serve.

GREAT ADDITIONS/SUBSTITUTIONS

Instead of cranberries, use other dried fruit like cherries, apricots or raisins.

TOOLS & EQUIPMENT

Grater/zester, knife, measuring spoons, measuring cups, medium bowl, plastic wrap, blender or whisk