Kale Caesar Salad

Name: Kale Caesar Salad
Ingredients: 2 cups kale, stems removed + thinly sliced; 1 tbsp olive oil; 1 tbsp lemon, juiced; ½ cup canned chickpeas, drained + rinsed; 2 tbsp pepitas; Dash of sea salt; Ground black pepper; CASHEW GARLIC AIOLI; ¼ cup cashews, soaked for 1-4 hours; 1 garlic clove, peeled; ½ tsp Dijon mustard; Squeeze of lemon

4 steps

Notes Soaking the cashews is necessary to get the aioli creamy. Massaging the kale helps relax the leaves as well as takes out some of the bitterness. If you don't have kale on hand, swap with spinach or romaine lettuce. Kale does have a bite, so if you're new to kale then use half kale, half romaine to start. Toasting the chickpeas slightly before adding gives them a crouton-like texture.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 06:03:07 GMT

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Ingredients

2 servings

2 cupskale

stems removed, thinly sliced

1 Tbspolive oil

1 Tbsplemon

juiced

½ cupcanned chickpeas

drained + rinsed

2 Tbsppepitas

sea salt

ground black pepper

CASHEW GARLIC AIOLI

¼ cupcashews

soaked for 1-4 hours

1garlic clove

peeled

½ tspdijon mustard

lemon

Instructions

Step 1

In a food processor, puree the Cashew Garlic Aioli ingredients until creamy. If needed, add a few tablespoons of water. The mixture should be thick and creamy.

Step 2

Place the kale in a large serving bowl and drizzle it with the oil. With clean hands, gently massage the kale until tenderized (5 minutes, at most). Squeeze the lemon juice over the top.

Step 3

Mix in the chickpeas and Cashew Garlic Aioli until well combined.

Step 4

Serve with pepitas, almond slivers, and cashews.