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Purple Kale and Pansy Salad
Purple Kale and Pansy Salad ~ edible flowers can turn a salad from so-so to sensational. Use them as a garnish on all kinds of dishes this spring!
Prep Time
15 mins
Total Time
15 mins
Servings:
4
people
Calories:
141 kcal
Course:
Salad
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 bunch kale I used purple kale
- 1/4 cup basil both green and purple varieties, fresh leaves
- 2 prigs thyme leaves
- 4 mint finely chopped, leaves
- 2 Tbsp parsley fresh
- 1/2 red onion halved and thinly sliced, small
- 2 Tbsp sunflower seeds or pepita seeds
- edible pansies or other edible flowers, for garnish
tangerine poppy seed vinaigrette
- 1 tangerine juiced
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 Tsp mustard
- 1 tsp honey
- 2 Tbsp lemon juice 1/2 lemon
- 1 Tbsp poppy seeds
- salt to taste
Instructions
- Wash your kale really well, and then trim the tough stems off. Remove the spines of each leaf, too. Chop or shred the kale and add it to a large wide salad bowl.
- Toss the herbs, onions, and seeds in, I like to keep to about a 4 to 1 ratio of greens to herbs. Go heavy on the basil.
- Toss the salad with the dressing, and then scatter the flowers on top for garnish.
- To make the dressing, put the ingredients in a jar, screw on the cap, and give a good shake. Taste it before using to adjust any of the ingredients.
Cup of Yum
Notes
- The dressing is slightly adapted from my friend Mary at Barefeet in the Kitchen
Nutrition Information
Serving
1
Calories
141kcal
(7%)
Carbohydrates
10g
(3%)
Protein
3g
(6%)
Fat
11g
(17%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
3g
(18%)
Monounsaturated Fat
6g
(30%)
Sodium
35mg
(1%)
Potassium
253mg
(5%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
5g
(10%)
Vitamin A
3715IU
(74%)
Vitamin C
44mg
(49%)
Calcium
141mg
(14%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4 people
Amount Per Serving
Calories 141
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1 | |
| Calories | 141kcal | 7% |
| Carbohydrates | 10g | 3% |
| Protein | 3g | 6% |
| Fat | 11g | 17% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 3g | 18% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Sodium | 35mg | 1% |
| Potassium | 253mg | 5% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 5g | 10% |
| Vitamin A | 3715IU | 74% |
| Vitamin C | 44mg | 49% |
| Calcium | 141mg | 14% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.