Avocado Massaged Kale Salad
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Have you ever had a avocado massaged kale salad before? If not, you’re in for a real treat. Kale salads don’t have to be tough and hard to chew.
What is Avocado Massaged Kale Salad?
Often times kale leaves can be tough and leathery, even if you cut it into small pieces. Massaging avocado into the chopped kale leaves make the kale very tender and delicious. And best of all, it’s loaded with avocado flavor! When we first tried avocado massaged kale salad a few years ago we wondered if it’s anything like olive oil version of this salad. Yes, the concept is definitely very similar in that the olive oil or avocado (rich in oil) tenderizes the tougher kale leaves when the oils are massaged into the leaves. What you get is a fantastic bowl of kale leaves that don’t take a ton of energy to chew through.
Watch Video: Avocado Massaged Kale Salad Recipe
How to Massage Avocado into Kale Salad Leaves
- Don’t be hesitant about really working the avocado into the salad. Massage all that avocado goodness into the leaves and you have a spectacular soft and tender kale salad that’s loaded with nutrients.
- Firmly rub the mashed avocado into the kale leaves.
- Chop the kale leaves in smaller pieces. It makes the salad easier to eat.
- With some bright lemon zest, lemon juice and what ever else you want to add, this flavorful, tender and healthy salad will definitely be a rotating favorite on your list!
- All recipe details are in the recipe box below.
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Avocado Massaged Kale Salad
Ingredients
- 1/2 pound (227 g) kale (about 1 large bunch), ribs and tough stems removed
- 2 avocados : 1 mashed, 1 chopped
- Zest 1 lemon
- 1 Tablespoon (15 ml) Fresh lemon juice , plus more to taste if desired
- 2 teaspoons Kosher salt , to taste
- Freshly cracked pepper , to taste
- 1 cup cup (50 g) fresh grated parmesan cheese (or eliminate to make it vegan)
- 1/4 cup (60 ml) toasted nuts (sliced almonds, cashews, pistachios, chopped pecans, etc.), optional
- 1/4 cup (60 ml) raisins (or dried fruit of choice – dried cherries, chopped apricots, etc.), optional
Instructions
- Cut the kale leaves into thin strips. In a large bowl, combine the kale and the mashed avocado. Gently “massage” one mashed avocado into the kale leaves until they become soft and tender.
- Add lemon zest and 1 tablespoon of lemon juice. Toss lightly.
- Season to taste with salt and pepper. Add additional lemon juice, if desired.
- Just before serving, add the cheese, chopped avocado, and the optional nuts and dried fruit.
Video
Nutrition Information per Serving
More Healthy Recipes:
- Healthy turkey soup with kale
- Kale and pomegranate salad
- low fat chicken breast and broccoli stir fry
- Italian zucchini noodles with parmesan
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- Try more Great Salad Recipes
- These are great avocado recipe ideas.
- This recipe was originally published in 2018
3 Comments on “Avocado Massaged Kale Salad”
Fantastic, I found it a little too salty but the crunch of kosher was fine. I will add some sliced apple… I can’t tell the exact serving size which would be great. But fantastic taste… I only had 1 and 3/4 avocado and still was just tasty… I have to really count carbs because no way am I going back on insulin…but great treat.. and just giving myself 1/3 of a cup even though fiber is good. Again, tasty and thankful.
This was really such a neat idea. The kale leaves came out really nice with the avocado and olive oil massaged into it. Not tough at all.
I made this exactly to the vegan recipe and used toasted pine nuts. Fabulous!