Kale Apple Salad with Creamy Avocado Pesto
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4.8
18 reviews
Excellent
Kale Apple Salad with Creamy Avocado Pesto
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Massaged with homemade avocado pesto, slightly sweetened with green apples, and filled with crunchy cucumbers, this kale salad is filling and incredibly satisfying!
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Ingredients
To Make the Pesto
- 1 avocado
- 2 cloves garlic peeled
- 2 tablespoons sunflower seeds roasted, salted
- 4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1 lemon juiced
- 1 to 2 tablespoons basil or 1 to 2 teaspoons dried Basil, chopped, fresh
To Make the Salad
- 1 dinosaur kale or more as preferred, finely chopped, large bunch
- 1 green apple chopped
- ½ cucumber peeled and chopped, European variety
- salt sea salt, to taste
- green onion chopped, optional; a handful of walnuts chopped
- walnut chopped, optional; a handful of walnuts chopped
Instructions
Make the Pesto
- Place all the ingredients in a blender or food processor.
- Blend on high speed until you have a beautiful green paste, set aside.
Make the Salad
- Place the kale in a large bowl.
- Add the avocado pesto and start massaging the green paste into the kale to soften the vegetable until the pesto is evenly divided (less than one minute.)
- Add the cucumber and apples. Toss to combine.
- Taste test and season with a few pinches of salt, if preferred (optional.)
- Serve immediately and enjoy!
Notes
- Add only ½ apple if you prefer your salad to be less sweet.
- For raw salads, I use either baby kale leaves or the Lacinato, best known as the dinosaur kale, because I find their taste slightly sweeter than the curly or red kale.
Nutrition Information
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Calories
274kcal
(14%)
Carbohydrates
16g
(5%)
Protein
3g
(6%)
Fat
24g
(37%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
4g
(24%)
Monounsaturated Fat
16g
(80%)
Sodium
8mg
(0%)
Potassium
434mg
(9%)
Fiber
6g
(24%)
Sugar
7g
(14%)
Vitamin A
447IU
(9%)
Vitamin C
26mg
(29%)
Calcium
36mg
(4%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 274 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 274kcal | 14% |
| Carbohydrates | 16g | 5% |
| Protein | 3g | 6% |
| Fat | 24g | 37% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 4g | 24% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 16g | 80% |
| Sodium | 8mg | 0% |
| Potassium | 434mg | 9% |
| Fiber | 6g | 24% |
| Sugar | 7g | 14% |
| Vitamin A | 447IU | 9% |
| Vitamin C | 26mg | 29% |
| Calcium | 36mg | 4% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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4.8
18 reviews
Excellent
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