Heart-Healthy Creamy Kale Salad
Elevate your salad game with this Heart-Healthy Creamy Kale Salad—a nutrient-packed dish that pairs vibrant greens with a lusciously creamy, avocado-based dressing. Perfect for busy weeknights or a light lunch, this recipe brings together superfoods like kale, chickpeas, and cherry tomatoes with heart-friendly ingredients such as tahini, olive oil, and lemon. The dressing, crafted with mashed avocado and nutritional yeast, adds a velvety texture while remaining dairy-free. Finished with sliced almonds for a satisfying crunch, this salad is not only a powerhouse of vitamins and fiber but also boasts irresistible flavors. Ready in just 15 minutes, it’s your go-to recipe for wholesome, plant-based eating!
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Recipe Information
Ingredients
- 6 cups kale
- 1 cup canned chickpeas
- 1 large avocado
- 1 medium lemon
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 tablespoons tahini
- 1 clove garlic
- 2 tablespoons nutritional yeast
- 0.5 teaspoon salt
- 0.25 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes
- 0.25 cup sliced almonds
Instructions
Wash and dry the kale. Remove the thick stems, then chop the leaves into bite-sized pieces.
Drain and rinse the canned chickpeas under cold water. Set aside to dry.
Cut the avocado in half, remove the pit, and scoop the flesh into a small mixing bowl.
Juice the lemon into the mixing bowl with the avocado. Add olive oil, tahini, minced garlic clove, nutritional yeast, salt, and black pepper to the bowl.
Mash the avocado mixture with a fork or small potato masher until creamy and well-combined. This will serve as your salad dressing.
In a large salad bowl, toss the kale with half of the dressing, massaging it into the leaves for about 2-3 minutes to soften the kale.
Halve the cherry tomatoes and add them to the salad bowl along with the drained chickpeas.
Add the remaining dressing to the salad and toss until all ingredients are evenly coated.
Top the salad with sliced almonds for an added crunch.
Serve immediately or let it sit for 10 minutes to further marry the flavors.
Nutrition Facts
Calories |
1332 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
% Daily Value* |
|||
| Total Fat | 98.9 g | 127% | |
| Saturated Fat | 13.5 g | 68% | |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 7.4 g | ||
| Cholesterol | 0 mg | 0% | |
| Sodium | 2027 mg | 88% | |
| Total Carbohydrate | 86.2 g | 31% | |
| Dietary Fiber | 41.9 g | 150% | |
| Total Sugars | 15.0 g | ||
| Protein | 39.8 g | 80% | |
| Vitamin D | 0.0 mcg | 0% | |
| Calcium | 2943 mg | 226% | |
| Iron | 10723.5 mg | 59575% | |
| Potassium | 2924 mg | 62% | |
*The % Daily Value tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
