Description
Ready in ten minutes, this salad features fresh kale, dried cranberries, walnuts and feta combine together in this delicious Kale Salad with Cranberry, Walnut & Feta.
Ingredients
6 cups chopped kale
1/2 cup dried cranberries
1/2 cup walnuts, coarsely chopped
1/2 cup feta cheese, crumbled
Dressing
2 tbsp. lemon juice
lemon zest from one lemon
1/4 cup olive oil
1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
1 tbsp. honey
1/4 tsp. sea salt
1/4 tsp. freshly ground pepper
Instructions
- Start by slicing (or ripping by hand) the kale from the woody stalk in the middle of the kale leaf.
- Next, rinse the kale in a colander or sieve. Use a salad spinner to remove the excess moisture or pat it with a paper towel.
- Use a cutting board and roll up the kale lengthwise and chop it into smaller pieces. I like to cut them about 1/4-inch to 1/2-inch wide.
- Place the kale in a large mixing bowl.Next, massage the kale. Yes - a quick 30 second kale massage is the secret to softening up the kale's texture.
- Drizzle 1 to 2 tsp. of olive oil over the kale and gently massage it by hand. You will feel it quickly start to soften up.
- Add in the dried cranberries, walnuts, grated lemon rind, walnuts and crumbled feta cheese. Don't stir yet.
- Using a mason jar, place the olive oil, lemon juice, apple cider vinegar, honey, salt and pepper. Put the lid on and shake it vigorously for one minute.The dressing will emulsify into a delicious dressing ready to be poured onto the salad.
- Pour the dressing onto the salad and toss the salad until the dressing is coating most of the leaves and other ingredients.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Salad
- Method: No Bake
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 small salad
- Calories: 192
- Sugar: 10.4 g
- Sodium: 175.4 mg
- Fat: 15.3 g
- Saturated Fat: 3.1 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 13.4 g
- Fiber: 1.6 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 9.1 mg
Keywords: Kale, salad, healthy recipes