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Kale Avocado Salad (with Lemon Dijon Dressing!)
This Kale Avocado Salad is packed with nutritious flavor from fresh kale, creamy avocado, and protein-packed white beans. All topped with a homemade Lemon-Dijon dressing!
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
20 mins
Servings:
4
servings
Calories:
349 kcal
Course:
Salad
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 5 cups kale de-stemmed and shredded or thinly sliced
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- Pinch kosher salt
- 15 oz cannellini beans canned, drained and rinsed
- ⅓ cup sunflower seeds
- 1 avocado sliced for serving
For the Dressing
- 1 lemon juiced
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup can use honey or agave syrup as substitute
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
- black pepper to taste, kosher salt and freshly cracked
- salt to taste, kosher salt and freshly cracked
Instructions
- Combine all of the dressing ingredients together in a bowl
- Mix until combined and set aside until ready to serve.
- Wash and dry the kale. Add it to a large bowl.
- Drizzle the kale with olive oil and sprinkle with salt.
- Take your hands and massage the kale for a couple of minutes. This will release the bitterness that kale can have.
- Make the salad: pour the dressing over the kale, followed by white beans, sunflower seeds, salt, and black pepper. Toss the salad.
- Add sliced avocado on top and enjoy!
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Nutrition Information
Calories
349kcal
(17%)
Carbohydrates
16g
(5%)
Protein
6g
(12%)
Fat
32g
(49%)
Saturated Fat
4g
(20%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
6g
(35%)
Monounsaturated Fat
20g
(100%)
Sodium
92mg
(4%)
Potassium
663mg
(14%)
Fiber
9g
(36%)
Sugar
5g
(10%)
Vitamin A
8454IU
(169%)
Vitamin C
98mg
(109%)
Calcium
243mg
(24%)
Iron
3mg
(17%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4 servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 349
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 349kcal | 17% |
| Carbohydrates | 16g | 5% |
| Protein | 6g | 12% |
| Fat | 32g | 49% |
| Saturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 6g | 35% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 20g | 100% |
| Sodium | 92mg | 4% |
| Potassium | 663mg | 14% |
| Fiber | 9g | 36% |
| Sugar | 5g | 10% |
| Vitamin A | 8454IU | 169% |
| Vitamin C | 98mg | 109% |
| Calcium | 243mg | 24% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.