Easy Kale Salad with Avocado Dressing

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Ingredients Minutes Calories
Prep Cook Servings
5 min 5 min 4
Easy Kale Salad with Avocado Dressing
Health Highlights
Alkalizing detox salad.

Ingredients


2 bunch Curly kale (or kale of your choice)
2 tbsp Extra virgin olive oil
1 whole lemon(s) Lemon juice
1 small Red onion (sliced)
1 pinch Sea salt, fine
2 avocado(s) Avocado (chopped; for dressing)
2 tbsp Extra virgin olive oil (for dressing)
1 whole lemon(s) Lemon juice (for dressing)
1/4 tsp Licorice Root Powder (*optional)
1/2 tsp Sea Salt (for dressing)
1 dash Black pepper (freshly ground, to taste; for dressing)
2 tbsp Sesame seeds (garnish)
2 tbsp Pumpkin seeds (pepitas) (garnish)
2 tbsp hulled Sunflower seeds (garnish)

Instructions


  1. Use kitchen shears to cut the kale leaves off of the stems and into bite sized chunks.
  2. Place the kale in a salad bowl and toss with olive oil, red onion, lemon juice, ginseng extract and salt.
  3. "Massage" the mixture with your hands for 2-3 minutes.
  4. Prepare the avocado dressing by blending together the rest of the ingredients (except for the seeds) until creamy.
  5. Pour over the kale mixture.
  6. Top with seeds and enjoy!

Notes:

Quick Tips:

Licorice Root Powder is an optional ingredient and this dressing recipe can be made without it!

Nutritional Highlights:

Licorice Root Powder
an adaptogenic plant that helps reduce stress and also benefits the digestive tract by reducing inflammation and irritation.

Kale
is a cruciferous vegetable that is high in vitamin C and vitamin K.



Nutrition Facts

Per Portion

Calories 449
Calories from fat 317
Calories from saturated fat 44
Total Fat 35 g
Saturated Fat 4.8 g
Trans Fat 0.0 g
Polyunsaturated Fat 7.3 g
Monounsaturated Fat 21.9 g
Cholesterol 0
Sodium 388 mg
Potassium 1870 mg
Total Carbohydrate 26.5 g
Dietary Fiber 12.8 g
Sugars 5.7 g
Protein 13.1 g

Dietary servings

Per Portion


Fruit 0.1
Meat Alternative 0.4
Vegetables 5.1

Energy sources


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Meal Type(s)

Salad
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