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ale & Avocado Salad.

This nutrient-dense kale & avocado salad is a great way to showcase kale, or any dark greens for that matter.  The “Seed & Spice Blend” is something that is home made and easy to make.  Just select the link to get more details.

Kale & Avocado Salad

Kale & Avocado Salad

This nutrient-dense kale & avocado salad is a great way to showcase kale, or any dark greens for that matter. To present the salad as shown in the picture, you will need a mandolin.
5 from 3 votes
Prep Time 20 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Course Salads
Cuisine WFPB
Servings 6 servings
Calories 158 kcal

Ingredients
 
 

  • 1 bunch kale any type will do, stemmed and shredded
  • 1 avocado pitted and flesh removed
  • 1 lemon juiced
  • 2.5 tbsp leek white parts, washed and thinly sliced
  • 1 cup cherry tomatoes
  • 3 radishes sliced paper thin on mandolin
  • 1 cucumber use an English cucumber
  • 0.5 cup seed & spice blend home made

Instructions
 

  • First, prepare your Mise en Place (French for "put in place", meaning proper planning of equipment and ingredients, measuring and cutting it all up so it is ready to go).
  • In mixing bowl add the kale, avocado and lemon juice. With your hands, press to cream the avocado until thoroughly mixed. The lemon juice breaks down some of the hard kale cell walls and also gives it a nice fresh flavor (because of the acidity).
  • Mix in the leeks, tomatoes and some of the radishes, reserving a bit of the radishes for garnish.
  • To make the Cucumber Round and to finish the salad, on the center of a plate, connect two cucumber strips and fold to form a round border. Fill with a generous amount of kale salad.
  • Add the remaining radish slices and your homemade Spice & Seed Blend and serve.

Notes

As a variation, add chopped fresh herbs or your choice of diced vegetables. You may also substitute chard or spinach for the kale. For a quick snack, wrap it in your favorite whole grain tortilla.
Credits: Rouxbe (the world’s leading online cooking school).

Nutrition

Calories: 158kcalCarbohydrates: 13gProtein: 5gFat: 11gSaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 24mgPotassium: 520mgFiber: 5gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 2580IUVitamin C: 47mgCalcium: 127mgIron: 3mg
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