Strawberry Kale Salad
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5
Strawberry Kale Salad
Description
This salad combines hearty curly kale with the sweetness of strawberries and red grapes along with the earthiness of chickpeas and the saltiness of crumbled feta cheese. Toasted pecans provide a crunchy contrast that enhances the overall mouthfeel. The stand-out feature is the homemade raspberry vinaigrette, prepared by blending fresh raspberries with honey, red wine vinegar, olive oil, chopped shallot, salt, and pepper until smooth and creamy.
To prepare, pecans are toasted in a preheated oven until golden and fragrant, then cooled. While the nuts toast, the raspberry dressing is blended until velvety. The kale and other salad ingredients are combined and then tossed with the vinaigrette or served with dressing on the side.
This salad works well as a light meal or a vibrant side dish, showcasing fresh fruit with leafy greens and balanced salty, sweet, and tangy flavors. The preparation method highlights layering textures and flavors that hold up well even after tossing.
Ingredients
- 6 cups curly kale chopped
- 2 cups strawberry hulled and sliced, fresh
- 2 cups red grape halved
- 1 oz can chickpeas drained and rinsed
- ½ cup feta cheese crumbled
- ¾ cup pecans chopped
Dressing
- 1 cup raspberries fresh
- 2 Tablespoons honey or maple syrup
- 2 Tablespoons red wine vinegar
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 1 Tablespoon shallot chopped
- ¼ teaspoon salt sea salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper ground
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Add pecans to a baking sheet and place in oven to toast. Stir pecans after 5 minutes. Allow to toast about 5 minutes longer or until the pecans are golden and fragrant. Remove from oven and allow pecans to cool. Set aside.
- While nuts are roasting, making dressing by adding all the ingredients into a blender and blending until creamy and smooth.
- Place kale in a large mixing bowl, top with strawberries, grapes, chickpeas, feta and pecans.
- Drizzle raspberry vinaigrette dressing over salad and toss or portion the salad and pass around the dressing to serve.
Nutrition Information
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Serving: 4Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 549 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1serving with dressing | |
| Calories | 549kcal | 27% |
| Carbohydrates | 53g | 18% |
| Protein | 15g | 30% |
| Fat | 31g | 48% |
| Saturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 10g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 13mg | 4% |
| Sodium | 381mg | 16% |
| Potassium | 519mg | 11% |
| Fiber | 13g | 52% |
| Sugar | 28g | 56% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
5
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