Kale Salad with Lemon Tahini Dressing
I’m crazy for kale! Who isn’t these days?
Kale is taking the food world by storm and almost everyone is using this hearty, healthy green in various things like salads, juices, stews and smoothies!
It’s a nutritional powerhouse and beneficial to your health in many, many ways. If vitamins can be packed and labeled, they’d very much look like kale. From a range of vitamins and nutrients such as C, B, A, iron and even protein, the benefits offered by just one cup of this relatively infamous veggie can trump a lot of other foods combined. Anti-inflammatory, packed with anti oxidants, immune building and impressively fiber and iron rich, this fighting disease leaf is a force to be reckoned with.
Kale is one of the best vegetables for your health that you should happily have everyday. But let’s face it, raw kale isn’t as easy to consume directly like spinach. Sometimes known as “crazy lettuce”, this tough leafy green needs to be tamed in order to fully enjoy its deliciousness.
In this delectable salad, the key is to massage your fibrous kale for a few minutes and let it sit marinated in lemon juice. This simple rubdown step can deliciously transform this green from being bitter and strong to becoming silky and smooth. Pair it with a kick butt lemon tahini dressing and you’ll have one heck of a nutritional and healthy dish that’ll have you forgetting about those Caesar salad days.
KALE SALAD:
Massaged kale, raw
Rinsed and soaked organic chickpeas
Diced cucumbers, raw
Diced bell peppers, raw
Chopped broccoli florets
Finely minced red onions
** 1 small pouch of Natera natural hemp seeds
LEMON TAHINI DRESSING:
1 lemon, juiced (about 2-3 tbsp)
5 tbsp of organic tahini (also known as sesame paste)
1 clove of garlic, pressed
1 tbsp of organic raw apple cider vinegar
1/2 cup of water (add less or more depending on desired consistency)
Optional: 1 tbsp of extra virgin olive oil
Add dressing ingredients in a Magic Bullet or blender and mix thoroughly. Pulse well.
Toss with salad ingredients. Combine well until there is not a naked kale leaf left! Sprinkle hemp seeds/hearts and devour.
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