This light and fresh salad is a great way to get your daily serving of greens. The apples and pecans add just enough crunch, while the light citrus dressing brightens up the flavor.
Recipe makes 2-4ย side salads
WHAT YOUโLL NEED
- 1 large head of kale
- 2 teaspoons of lemon juice
- 1/4 teaspoons Himalayan pink salt
- 20 toasted chopped pecans
- 1 diced green or red apple
DRESSING
- 1/4 cup orange juice
- 4 oz thumb of peeled ginger
- 1 tablespoon of honey
- 2 tablespoons of toasted sesame seed oil
- 1/4 teaspoons of fennel seeds (optional)
- salt, to taste
PREPARATION
Rinse kale, and remove the stem from the leaves, rip the leaves into small pieces.ย In a large bowl, massage kale leaves with lemon juice and Himalayan salt for 2-3 minutes. ย This will break down the cell walls of the kale making it softer and easier to digest. ย Next, mixย the chopped green appleย andย toasted pecans into the salad.
To make the dressing simply blend together the orange juice, ginger, and honey in blender or food processor for a few seconds until smooth. Then turn the blender to a lower speed and slowly pour the sesame oil in a continuous stream and add fennel seeds, if desired. Season with salt, to taste.
Lastly, mixย dressing into the salad and enjoy!