Easy Kale Salad with Fresh Lemon Dressing

From Spend With Pennies

Spring is a time for a kale reset! Get that kale into your salad and feel the spring in your step. You can't go wrong with the kale in your box this week! 

INGREDIENTS

• 5 cups kale chopped

• 1-2 teaspoons olive oil 

• ⅛ teaspoon salt

• 2 cups broccoli chopped (can also add broccoli sprouts!)

• 1/2 cup radish, sliced into thin coins

• ½ cup almonds sliced

• ½ cup cheese optional (cheddar or feta work great here!)

• ¼-½ cup carrots shredded

• ¼ cup red or yellow onion diced

• ¼ cup sunflower seeds

• ¼ cup cranberries

LEMON DRESSING

• ¼ cup olive oil

• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

• 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar

• 1 tablespoon dijon mustard

• 1 teaspoon honey or sugar adjust + add to taste

• 1 clove garlic minced

• ½ teaspoon dried oregano

• ¼ teaspoon salt

• ⅛ teaspoon ground black pepper

INSTRUCTIONS

Dressing:

• Combine dressing ingredients in a lidded mason jar and shake well to emulsify. Dip a kale leaf in the dressing and adjust sweetener, salt, and pepper to taste. You can make this dressing as sweet or tart as your heart desires! You can also buy prepared dressing here. 

Salad:

• Massage the chopped kale with olive oil and a pinch of salt. Rub with your fingers until leaves begin to darken and tenderize. This makes it taste great and gives the kale a silky texture!

• In a large bowl, combine massaged kale, broccoli, almonds, cheese, carrots, radish, onion, sunflower seeds, cranberries. Shake your dressing once more and pour about ⅓ of the dressing over the salad. Toss to coat and add extra dressing, to taste.

Optional: Add some sliced avocados on top! I like to add poppy seeds orsesame seedsto my salad dressing on occasion to give it a lemon poppyseed vibe!