Bits of dark leafy kale combine with chunks of creamy avocado for a super nutritious salad. But wait, there’s more! Toss this salad with a fresh homemade citrus dressing and top it with a generous scoop of nutty-flavored hemp seeds. This lovely green salad proves that eating healthy can be simple and delicious.
Kale and Avocado Salad
Recipe found in Saveur: The New Classics Cookbook
INGREDIENTS
1/2 cup fresh orange juice
3 tbsp. fresh lemon juice
2 tsp. soy sauce
1 clove garlic, smashed and chopped into a paste
4 tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil
3 avocados, pitted and peeled
2 tbsp. raw hemp seeds (optional)
1 bunch kale, stemmed and finely chopped
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
DIRECTIONS
1. Whisk together orange and lemon juices, soy sauce, and garlic in a bowl. Slowly whisk in oil; set dressing aside.
2. Cut 2 avocados into 1/2″ cubes and thinly slice the remaining avocado.
3. Put cubed avocados, half of the hemp seeds (if using), and kale into a serving bowl.
4. Toss kale mixture with dressing and season generously with salt and pepper.
5. Divide salad among plates and garnish with sliced avocado and remaining hemp seeds.
Serves 4 to 6
LINNELL’S NOTES
1. When tossing the salad, do not pour in all of the dressing in at one time. Pour a little bit in at a time and toss until the greens are lightly coated. You will have leftover dressing.
Enjoy!
Delicious! I was lucky enough to have lunch at Linnell’s today and enjoyed this flavorful and healthy salad!
Liz, I’m so glad our schedules finally meshed, so that we could have lunch together!