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Highway to Kale Salad
An amazing crunchy kale salad with carrots, dried cherries, pumpkin seeds, and cotija (or feta) cheese.
Prep Time
15 mins
Total Time
15 mins
Servings: 1 Large Salad
Calories: 892 kcal
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
Lemon-Parsley Dressing:
- 1 cup grapeseed or olive oil
- ½ cup apple cider vinegar
- ¼ cup fresh lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon Stone ground mustard
- 1 lemon zested
- ½ cup flat leaf parsley leaves roughly chopped
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt or to taste
Kale Salad:
- 8 ounces lacinato and red leaf kale thinly sliced
- 1/4 cup raw pumpkin seeds pepitas
- 1 cup shredded carrot
- ½ cup dried cherries
- 1/2 cup cotija cheese grated + more for serving*
Instructions
Prepare the Lemon-Parsley Dressing:
- Add all ingredients for the dressing to a small blender or food processor. Blend until completely smooth.
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Prepare the salad:
- Add all ingredients for the salad to a large serving bowl. Add desired amount of lemon-parsley dressing and toss well to coat. Serve heaping bowlfuls of salad with additional cotija cheese grated on top.
Notes
- *You can replace the cotija cheese with feta or goat cheese if you prefer.
- This makes a huge salad for one or a side salad for two people.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1Salad
Calories
892kcal
(45%)
Carbohydrates
91g
(30%)
Protein
18g
(36%)
Fat
108g
(166%)
Fiber
19g
(76%)
Sugar
44g
(88%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 1Large Salad
Amount Per Serving
Calories 892
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1Salad | |
| Calories | 892kcal | 45% |
| Carbohydrates | 91g | 30% |
| Protein | 18g | 36% |
| Fat | 108g | 166% |
| Fiber | 19g | 76% |
| Sugar | 44g | 88% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.