Kale Salad

Name: Kale Salad
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 8 min
Total time: 33 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 1/2 teaspoons nutritional yeast; 1 -3 teaspoons extra virgin olive oil; 1/2 cup of pecans, toasted; 1/4 teaspoon fine grain sea salt; 3 tablespoons apple cider vinegar; 3 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon lemon juice; 2 tablespoons maple syrup; 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon; 1/4 teaspoon fine grain sea salt; 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil; 2 tablespoons unsweetened applesauce; 1/2 teaspoon minced fresh peeled ginger; Kale, destemmed and chopped into bite sized pieces; 1 apple cored and finely chopped; 1/4 cup dried cranberries; 1/2 cup pomegranate arls (from about half of a pomegranate)

5 steps

Prep:25minCook:8min

Updated at: Wed, 16 Aug 2023 18:36:49 GMT

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Ingredients

5 servings

FOR THE PECAN PARMESAN

1 ½ teaspoonsnutritional yeast

1 teaspoonsextra virgin olive oil

½ cuppecans

toasted

¼ teaspoonfine grain sea salt

For the dressing

3 tablespoonsapple cider vinegar

3 tablespoonslemon juice

2 tablespoonsmaple syrup

½ teaspooncinnamon

¼ teaspoonfine grain sea salt

1 tablespoonextra virgin olive oil

2 tablespoonsunsweetened applesauce

½ teaspoonginger

minced fresh peeled

Kale

destemmed and chopped into bite sized pieces

1apple

cored and finely chopped

¼ cupdried cranberries

½ cuppomegranate arls

from about half of a pomegranate

Instructions

Step 1

You can make this salad the night before (just add pecans right before serving).

Step 2

Make the pecan parmesan: preheat the oven to 300 degrees. Spread the pecans on a single layer on a rimmed baking sheet and toast in the oven for 7-9 minutes. Remove and let cool for 5 minutes.

OvenPreheat

Step 3

In a mini food processor, combine the pecans, nutritional yeast, oil, and salt and process until crumbly and combined.

Step 4

Make the dressing: in a small bowl, whisk together the vinegar, lemon juice, maple syrup, cinnamon, salt, oil, applesauce, and ginger until combined.

Step 5

To assemble the salad, place the kale in a large salad bowl and pour on dressing. With your hands, massage the dressing into the kale until it is fully coated. Let stand for at least 30 minutes.