Citrus Kale Salad
Servings Prep Time
4Servings 15Minutes
Cook Time Passive Time
0Minutes 15Minutes
Servings Prep Time
4Servings 15Minutes
Cook Time Passive Time
0Minutes 15Minutes
Ingredients
  • 1bunch kale(stalks removed thinly sliced with knife or torn by hand)
  • 1tablespoon lemon juiceabout 1 lemon (fresh)
  • 1/4cup oilexample: olive or canola oil
  • 1/3teaspoon salt
  • 2teaspoons honeyor brown sugar
  • 1/4teaspoon black pepper
  • 1cup citrus fruitdrained, or any favorite fruit
Instructions
  1. Add kale to serving bowl with half of the lemon juice and about 1 tablespoon oil and salt.
  2. Massage the kale with your hands until it starts to feel soft and slightly wilted (2-3 minutes).
  3. In a small bowl mix lemon juice, honey and black pepper. Slowly pour in the remaining oil while whisking the dressing. (Optional: substitute with your favorite salad dressing).
  4. Add dressing and citrus fruit to kale to make salad.
Recipe Notes

Serving Size: 1/2 cup

A crowd pleasing recipe that has great flavor. The simple salad dressing is made with only 4 ingredients that you may already have in your pantry! Massaging the kale is the most important step to help break down the kale leaves for a texture that isn’t difficult to chew. Check out the produce index for additional information!

This dish contains kale, a low-calorie anti-inflammatory with nutrients that can help a baby’s development during pregnancy, reduce constipation, keep bones strong and protect and repair body cells. Additionally, it contains many other nutrients including fiber (helps keep our hearts healthy and helps reduce constipation), calcium (important for strong bones and teeth, as well as keeping your muscles, heart and nerves healthy), folate (important for brain development and function and helps prevent birth defects early in pregnancy), potassium (keeps our muscles healthy, especially our heart and can help reduce high blood pressure) and iron (helps deliver oxygen through our body to give us energy, which is especially important for pregnant women and children because of the growth that occurs during those stages). This meal is also low in sodium, which our bodies don’t need much of but we tend to get in a lot of packaged/processed foods. Diets higher in sodium can be a risk for high blood pressure which is unhealthy for our heart. Low sodium foods have under 140mg of sodium in a serving and it’s recommended for most people to get under 2300mg in a day total.