How To Make Easy Kale Salad with Fresh Lemon Dressing
Take a bite of this crunchy kale salad for your next lunch meal! It comes with a mix of veggies and drizzled with a sour lemon dressing for full dish.
Serves:
Ingredients
- 5cupskale,chopped
- 2tspolive oil
- ⅛tspsalt
- 2cupsbroccoli,chopped
- ½cupalmonds,sliced
- ½cupcheese,like cheddar or feta, optional
- ½cupcarrots,shredded
- ¼cupred onion,diced
- ¼cupsunflower seeds
- ¼cupcranberries
For Lemon Dressing:
- ¼cupolive oil
- 2tbspfresh lemon juice
- 2tbspred wine vinegar
- 1tbspdijon mustard
- 1garlic clove,minced
- ½tspdried oregano
- ¼tspsalt
- ⅛tspground black pepper
- 1tsphoney,or sugar, adjust and add to taste
Instructions
Lemon Dressing:
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Combining the olive oil, lemon juice, red wine vinegar, dijon mustard, garlic, oregano, salt, black pepper, and honey, in a lidded mason jar.
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Shake well to emulsify.
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Dip a kale leaf in the dressing, then adjust the honey, salt, and pepper to taste.
Kale Salad:
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Massage the chopped kale with a little olive oil and a pinch of salt.
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Rub with fingers until leaves begin to darken and tenderize.
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In a large bowl, combine the massaged kale, broccoli, almonds, cheese, carrots, onion, sunflower seeds, cranberries.
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Shake the dressing once more, then pour about ⅓ of the dressing over the salad.
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Toss to coat.
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Serve, and enjoy!
Nutrition
- Calories: 377.62kcal
- Fat: 32.30g
- Saturated Fat: 6.24g
- Trans Fat: 0.20g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 19.16g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 4.91g
- Carbohydrates: 15.26g
- Fiber: 5.57g
- Sugar: 5.24g
- Protein: 11.01g
- Cholesterol: 16.83mg
- Sodium: 400.69mg
- Calcium: 228.39mg
- Potassium: 496.66mg
- Iron: 1.82mg
- Vitamin A: 285.45µg
- Vitamin C: 70.43mg
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