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    Chopped Kale Salad

    Nov 29, 2015 ·

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    Recharge and power up with this nutrient packed Chopped Kale Salad. It's a perfect stand alone meal or side salad.

    Recharge and power up with this nutrient packed Chopped Kale Salad. It's a perfect stand alone meal or side salad.

    Hi everyone, I hope you all had a Happy Thanksgiving Weekend!

    Did you eat lots of food? Watch any football? Do any shopping?

    I ate lots of food, watched football, but when it was obvious to me my team wasn't going to win, I did some shopping on-line. Unfortunately for me some of the items I wanted weren't available on-line, but were available in the store. So my daughter and I went out in the pouring rain to Target and Old Navy to do some in store shopping. It was a bit crowded but I was able to get in and get out with everything I wanted.

    After shopping and a bit of overindulging in some desserts I decided to go for something lighter like this Chopped Kale Salad. There's nothing like a good clean salad after a little overindulgence, don't you think?

    Recharge and power up with this nutrient packed Chopped Kale Salad. It's a perfect stand alone meal or side salad.

    I made a big bowl of this good stuff and grazed on it throughout the day. I simply mixed in some ingredients I had in the fridge. Chickpeas and pecans were added to make it a hearty salad that can be eaten alone as a meal. Dried cranberries I added because I love cranberries on any salad. Stored in an airtight container in the fridge this salad stays crisp and fresh, simply drizzle on the dressing before serving.

    Recharge and power up with this nutrient packed Chopped Kale Salad. It's a perfect stand alone meal or side salad.

    Enjoy this salad as a meal, a side to sandwiches, or as a topping for other veggies, like I did with my sweet potato.

    Recharge and power up with this nutrient packed Chopped Kale Salad. It's a perfect stand alone meal or side salad.

    Now lets talk about the dressing, it's an adapted version of No Honey Mustard Sauce from Minimalist Baker. Honey mustard is a staple in my house, but I couldn't find a good vegan version, until I tried Dana's version from Minimalist Baker. She nailed it, my daughter who is the honey mustard Queen and eats honey mustard on her fries, burgers, nuggets on everything, loves it.

    Recharge and power up with this nutrient packed Chopped Kale Salad. It's a perfect stand alone meal or side salad.

    Super easy, super delicious this salad will give you all the energy you need to keep moving. Go ahead, enjoy your family, friends, shopping, football games, Hallmark and Lifetime Christmas movies and this awesome salad and have yourself a wonderful holiday shopping season.

    Recharge and power up with this nutrient packed Chopped Kale Salad. It's a perfect stand alone meal or side salad.

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    Recharge and power up with this nutrient packed Chopped Kale Salad. It's a perfect stand alone meal or side salad.

    Chopped Kale Salad

    ★★★★★ 5 from 2 reviews
    • Author: TheWholeServing
    • Prep Time: 10 mins
    • Total Time: 10 mins
    • Yield: 4 to 6 1x
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    Ingredients

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    • Salad
    • 8 cups chopped curly kale
    • 1 medium carrot, julienned
    • ½ medium red onion, thinly sliced
    • 1 15oz. can chickpeas, rinsed and drained
    • ⅔ cup dried cranberries
    • ½ cup roasted pecans
    • ½ teaspoon fine sea salt
    • Dressing
    • 2 tablespoons creamy cashew butter
    • 1 tablespoon stone ground mustard
    • 1 tablespoon yellow mustard
    • 2 tablespoon maple syrup
    • 2 to 3 tablespoons plain unsweetened almond milk

    Instructions

    1. In a large bowl toss in all salad ingredients except the salt.
    2. Sprinkle on the salt and with clean hands toss and gently message salad between your fingers.
    3. Whisk (Affiliate Link) together all of the dressing ingredients. Plate salad and drizzle with dressing.
    4. Have fun and enjoy!

    Notes

    Store any leftover salad in an airtight container in the fridge.


    Nutrition

    • Serving Size: 1.5 cup
    • Calories: 232
    • Sugar: 14.2
    • Sodium: 350.9
    • Fat: 9.5
    • Saturated Fat: 1
    • Unsaturated Fat: 0
    • Trans Fat: 0
    • Carbohydrates: 33.2
    • Fiber: 7.7
    • Protein: 8.3
    • Cholesterol: 0

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    Recharge and power up with this nutrient packed Chopped Kale Salad. It's a perfect stand alone meal or side salad.

     

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    1. BellaDonna says

      November 30, 2015 at 8:51 pm

      Hi Celeste! I'm glad you had a good Thanksgiving. I made your pumpkin cake. My 80 year old grandmother was the only one able to tell that it was vegan. Because, well, grandmas always know. But everyone else liked it.

      I think I'm the only person in the world that doesn't like kale. But I will try this with spinach. Thanks for the great recipes.

      • Celeste says

        November 30, 2015 at 9:33 pm

        I'm glad everyone liked it, wow how about grandmothers they are special and very wise. This kale salad could totally be made with spinach. Enjoy!

    2. Mary @ LOVE the secret ingredient says

      December 01, 2015 at 10:30 am

      Kale salad is delicious, and I love that you added it to a sweet potato too, great idea! Your dressing sounds divine as well 🙂

    3. Debbie says

      January 13, 2016 at 12:48 am

      Hi Celeste, I love a nice salad, especially if we've been eating too many heavy foods. The dressing sounds really nice, although we don't get Maple syrup here, so I'd have to substitute it with honey and kale is hard to come by, but we get a nice selection of lettuce I could use instead.

      Never thought to add cranberries to a salad, I'm sure they add a nice tartness to it.

      xx

      • Celeste says

        January 13, 2016 at 9:16 am

        Cranberries do add a nice tartness to salads and I add them to almost all my salads.
        Thank you Debbie for visiting and leaving me a comment.

    4. Chellie says

      January 13, 2016 at 9:13 am

      This looks delicious! Love it on the sweet potato, great idea! I finally like Kale. It was an adjustment for me. I discovered I prefer it raw to cooked, but I do like it in soups. I also often use it in place of spinach because it holds its texture well and doesn't get slimy.

    5. Charlotte says

      January 13, 2016 at 12:33 pm

      wow this looks so healthy! I am always looking for new ways to mix up salad and make it more interesting thanks for sharing!

      • Celeste says

        January 13, 2016 at 8:15 pm

        It's healthy and it's tasty, that's the nice thing about it.
        Thanks Charlotte for visiting.

    6. Jenna says

      January 13, 2016 at 6:01 pm

      What is it about chopped salads that make them so much more appealing? I love honey mustard and your dressing looks yummy! Can't wait to try this 🙂

      • Celeste says

        January 13, 2016 at 8:16 pm

        Thanks Jenna! I'm glad you like it.

    7. Lindsay says

      January 14, 2016 at 8:12 am

      You know, I'm all about salad, I love romaine, spinach, arugula and all that fun stuff, but I've never tried Kale, can you believe that? Your post certainly makes me want to try though, it looks delicious!

      • Celeste says

        January 14, 2016 at 8:57 am

        I like salads because you can put in anything you want to make it different. Kale is one of my favorites and it also goes well with other greens.
        I hope you give this a try and love it as much as I do. Thanks Lindsay for visiting.

    8. Nikki Frank-Hamilton says

      January 15, 2016 at 9:05 am

      I have never had a kale salad although I know kale is good for you. This looks simply delish and I think you've pushed me to try it. I love your images, I can taste the food through my screen! And that sweet potato looks absolutely divine! Pinning!

      • Celeste says

        January 15, 2016 at 9:08 am

        Thanks Nikki, let me know if you like it.

    9. Nancy Andres @ colors4health.com says

      January 17, 2016 at 6:47 am

      Hi Celeste, Love the combo of kale salad, sweet potato, and dressing. Yum, yum. I now am a FB friend and Google + too.
      Hope you'll get social with mcye. I started a new blog this month at at http://www.colors4health.com

      ★★★★★

      • Celeste says

        January 17, 2016 at 10:29 am

        Hi Nancy, I love the name of your blog, I've been working on a ebook about including more healthy colorful foods to our diet and I settles on the name Color Me Healthy.
        I'm glad you found me and I look forward to connecting.

    10. Mum in Brum says

      January 18, 2016 at 4:10 pm

      Wow this looks so tasty. I've never thought of serving salad on top of sweet potatoes before but this is such a great idea. I always struggle to think of exciting salads, so will definitely be saving this one for later x

      • Celeste says

        January 19, 2016 at 7:01 pm

        I certainly hope you make this and enjoy it as much as I do.
        Thanks for visiting!

    11. Deborah Davis says

      January 18, 2016 at 9:54 pm

      Kale salad is one of my faves! Who can resist this hearty, yummy recipe! The cashew butter dressing sounds amazing.I am so delighted that you shared your healthy and delicious Chopped Kale Salad. with us at the Healthy Happy Green and Natural Party!Thank you so much for sharing your gems and for your support! All the best, Deborah

      ★★★★★

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