You won’t believe it’s kale salad

Name: You won’t believe it’s kale salad
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 1⁄2 cup toasted pecans; 3 tablespoons nutritional yeast, divided; 2 1⁄2 tablespoons olive oil, divided; 3⁄4 teaspoon Adobo all-purpose seasoning, divided; 1⁄2 teaspoon low-sodium soy sauce; 3 cloves garlic, minced; 1⁄2 cup dried, sweetened cranberries; 1 pound fresh kale, stems removed, leaves finely chopped; 4 tablespoons lemon juice; 1 tablespoon agave nectar; 1⁄4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

3 steps

Prep:15min

This recipe is salad at its best. The dressing combines savory soy sauce (low sodium), sweet agave nectar and refreshing lemon, which isn’t just delicious, but also tenderizes the kale leaves. A blended topping of toasted pecans and dried cranberries adds crunchy, chewy texture. This is sure to be your new lunchbox favorite.

Updated at: Sun, 19 Jan 2025 23:34:56 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories202.5 kcal (10%)

Total Fat13.2 g (19%)

Carbs19.5 g (8%)

Sugars12.8 g (14%)

Protein4.9 g (10%)

Sodium122.2 mg (6%)

Fiber4.7 g (17%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

6 servings

½ cuppecans

toasted

3 tablespoonsnutritional yeast

divided

2 ½ tablespoonsolive oil

divided

¾ teaspoonAdobo all-purpose seasoning

divided

½ teaspoonlow-sodium soy sauce

3cloves garlic

minced

½ cupdried sweetened cranberries

1 poundfresh kale

stems removed, leaves finely chopped

4 tablespoonslemon juice

1 tablespoonagave nectar

¼ teaspoonblack pepper

freshly ground

Instructions

Step 1

Chop your nuts of choice until pea sized and place in a bowl. Add 1 tablespoon nutritional yeast, 1 ½ teaspoons olive oil, ¼ teaspoon all-purpose, ½ tsp soy sauce. Mix until combined. Set aside

Food ProcessorMix

pecans½ cup

nutritional yeast3 tablespoons

olive oil2 ½ tablespoons

low-sodium soy sauce½ teaspoon

Step 2

In a separate bowl, add the 6 sliced garlic cloves, 4 Tbs lemon juice, remaining 2 tablespoons of olive oil, remaining 2 tablespoons of nutritional yeast, 1 Tbs agave, remaining ½ teaspoon of all-purpose seasoning and the pepper and mix well.

nutritional yeast3 tablespoons

olive oil2 ½ tablespoons