Massaged Kale Salad Recipe
Unless you’ve been living under a rock the past few years, it’s hard to miss the fact that kale is super popular — and extremely good for you, too. The health benefits of kale are well documented. The leafy green is absolutely packed with vitamins, especially vitamins K and A. It’s a powerful anti-inflammatory food and brimming with antioxidants. It might even help prevent cancer!
But if you’re not familiar with eating kale, it can be a tough food to swallow, thanks to its slightly bitter taste. Luckily, this Massaged Kale Salad will have you eating and loving the vegetable in no time.
This salad takes almost minutes to prepare and uses just a few ingredients. Make this massaged kale salad and become a fan of kale in no time!
In a large bowl, add the 12 ounces of organic kale and massage in the benefit-rich olive oil, lemon juice, pine nuts and dried cherries. You’ll love the crunch the pine nuts add and the sweetness from the dried cherries — yum!
Then use your hands to massage all the ingredients together. When the kale looks shiny, the massage kale salad is ready to devour.
This massaged kale salad is excellent as a starter or a light lunch. You can even bulk it up and serve it for dinner by adding protein-rich grilled chicken, heart-healthy salmon or avocado slices for a dose of healthy fats. Enjoy your new favorite salad!
Total Time
5 minutes
Serves
4
Diet Type
Ingredients:
- 12 ounces organic raw kale
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- salt to taste
- ⅓ cup pine nuts
- ⅓ cup dried cherries
Directions:
- Add kale to large bowl and massage oil, juice, and salt into kale until it becomes shiny.
- Divide onto plates and top with nuts and cherries.
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This looks like a great recipe but can you give me the amount of Kale in cups instead of oz. That would be helpful.
Juliette, I didn’t have 12 oz. but I did have 6 oz. which measured about 12 cups or so.
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i massage avocado and sea salt into kale then add lemon juice, pumpkin seeds and pomegranate seeds. and some olive oil if needed. Delicious !
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This sounds aswesome. How much avos do you typically add?
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I love to vary a massaged kale salad. Sometimes sweet, like this with cherries, or dried cranberries or raisins or even sliced oranges ( adding orange after massage). Nuts can vary as well. Other times I go savory with red onion, diced cucumber, cherry tomatoes. Just depends on my mood but I’ve even had so called vegetable haters eat seconds when I take the time to properly massage the kale until it’s slightly wilted and shrinks to about half in the bowl. If you haven’t tried it, take the time. Either lemon juice, lime, or cider or wine vinegar is good or a combo.