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Southwest Kale Salad with Cumin Ginger Sage Dressing

A majorly flavorful kale salad loaded with goodies and flavor!

Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings: 3 to 6 Servings
Calories: 391 kcal
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

For the Dressing:
  • 1- inch piece ginger grated
  • 8 cloves garlic minced
  • 8 leaves fresh sage chopped
  • ½ cup + 2 tablespoons grapeseed or olive oil
  • ¼ cup apple cider vinegar
  • ¼ cup balsamic vinegar
  • 3 teaspoons ground cumin
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt or to taste
For the Southwest Kale Salad:
  • 2 large heads kale stems removed, chopped
  • 1 can black beans drained and rinsed
  • 1 ear corn cooked
  • 1 red bell pepper chopped
  • 3 stalks green onion chopped
  • 1 ripe avocado diced
  • 2 hard boiled eggs

Instructions

To Make the Dressing:
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  1. In a small skillet, heat 2 tablespoons of grapeseed oil or olive oil over medium heat and sauté the minced garlic, ginger, and sage. Cook 2 minutes then add the ground cumin. Sauté until very fragrant, another 2 minutes, stirring constantly.
  2. Add the garlic/ginger/sage to a blender with the remaining dressing ingredients and blend until completely smooth.
  3. Refrigerate until cold before serving.
  4. Note: If you'd like to skip the sautéing process, feel free to do so. Simply add everything to a blender and blend until smooth. If you go this route, reduce the amount of garlic to 3 cloves and the ginger to 1 teaspoon.
To Make the Southwest Kale Salad
  1. Add water to a saucepan and gently place the eggs inside (ensuring they're covered with water). Cover the pot, bring water to a boil then immediately remove pot from heat. Allow eggs to sit in hot water for 10 to 12 minutes. Immediately transfer to a cold/ice water bath so that shells are easy to peel. When cool enough to handle, peel off the shells and chop the hard-boiled eggs.
  2. Bring a large pot of water to a boil and add the shucked ear of corn. Cook about 5 to 8 minutes until corn is puffy, sweet and delicious. Allow corn to cool enough to handle then carefully cut the kernels off the cob.
  3. Wash the kale well and pat it dry.
  4. Remove the leaves from the stems. You can save the stems for a smoothie or discard them. Chop the leaves well and add to a large mixing or salad bowl.
  5. Add the remaining ingredients and toss together with salad dressing.

Nutrition Information

Serving 1of 3 Calories 391kcal (20%) Carbohydrates 38g (13%) Protein 15g (30%) Fat 22g (34%) Fiber 14g (56%) Sugar 13g (26%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 3to 6 Servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories 391

% Daily Value*

Serving 1of 3
Calories 391kcal 20%
Carbohydrates 38g 13%
Protein 15g 30%
Fat 22g 34%
Fiber 14g 56%
Sugar 13g 26%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.