Kale Apple Salad with Lemon Dijon Dressing
The BEST kale salad recipe: Kale Apple Salad with Lemon Dijon Dressing! A winter favorite that's bright and fresh with plenty of crunchy apple. No sad and boring salads here! A tangy dressing soaks right into the tender kale leaves. With the addition of chicken, walnuts, golden raisins and parmesan cheese -- it's a spectacular salad that works as a main meal or side. All the different flavors work so well! Great for meal prep, too.
Servings: 4
Calories: 416kcal
Equipment
- Large Bowl
- Food service gloves
Ingredients
- 1 bunch/ 200 grams Kale *stemmed and chopped
- 1 Apple *Ambrosia, Honeycrisp, Fuji, Gala, Pink Lady
- 1/2 cup walnuts *toasted and chopped
- 1/4 cup golden raisins
- 1/4 cup/2 ounces parmesan cheese *grated
- 1 210 grams cooked chicken breast
Lemon Dijon Dressing
- 2 Tbsp lemon juice
- 1/4 cup white wine vinegar *or apple cider vinegar, apple vinegar, or white distilled vinegar
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1 tsp dijon mustard
- 1 Tbsp honey *or maple syrup or sugar
- 1/2 tsp salt
- black pepper
Instructions
- Make dressing. In a glass jar, add lemon juice, white wine vinegar, olive oil, dijon mustard, honey, salt, and pepper. Close the lid and shake to emulsify.
- Mix salad. Add the emulsified salad dressing to the salad. Using food preparation gloves, massage the dressing and kale together with your hands, about 3-4 minutes. When the kale has wilted, add the parmesan cheese. Mix again.
- Taste and adjust seasoning. Add an extra drizzle of olive oil and a sprinkle of white wine vinegar. Mix again. Taste and adjust the seasoning, adding more salt and pepper if needed.
- Serve. Divide into bowls and enjoy.
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Nutrition
Calories: 416kcal | Carbohydrates: 23g | Protein: 23g | Fat: 27g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 9g | Monounsaturated Fat: 12g | Cholesterol: 49mg | Sodium: 473mg | Potassium: 513mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 15g | Vitamin A: 5084IU | Vitamin C: 52mg | Calcium: 234mg | Iron: 2mg