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Kale Apple Walnut Salad

Sarah Harper MS, RD, LDN
This Kale Apple Walnut Salad has massaged kale, cut apples, toasted walnuts, and crispy quinoa. So healthy and so delicious.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Course Salad
Cuisine American
Servings 8 servings
Calories 483 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 Blender
  • 1 salad bowl
  • 1 spoon

Ingredients
  

  • 3 lbs kale about 3 bunches
  • 2 apple, sliced See recipe note.
  • 2 cup walnuts toasted
  • 1/2 cup crispy quinoa

Creamy Walnut Dressing

  • 1 cup walnuts toasted
  • 1/4 cup walnut oil
  • 1/3 cup apple cider or apple juice
  • 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
  • 1 tbsp maple syrup or honey (optional)
  • 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes (optional)
  • 1/4 tsp kosher salt
  • 1/8 tsp black pepper

Instructions
 

For the Creamy Vegan Apple Walnut Dressing

  • Add all the dressing ingredients to a blender and mix until combined. If you would like a thinner dressing, continue to add 1 tbsp at a time, apple cider or water until desired consistency is reached.

For the Salad

  • Massage about half of the dressing into the kale (massage the salad for 2 to 5min). Top the massaged kale with the cut apple and toasted walnuts. Add the remaining salad dressing and mix. Finish off the salad with the crispy quinoa and serve.

Notes

If you halve this recipe, make the full amount of dressing and save it for future salads or marinades. I've used this slathered over salmon and as a chicken marinade and it is perfection. 
Apples: I like to cut the apple into thick matchstick like slices but but diced works too. I used one honey crispy apple and one Green Newtown Pippin apple.  

Nutrition

Calories: 483kcalCarbohydrates: 30gProtein: 13gFat: 39gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 27gMonounsaturated Fat: 6gSodium: 168mgPotassium: 918mgFiber: 12gSugar: 10gVitamin A: 17065IUVitamin C: 162mgCalcium: 487mgIron: 5mg
Keyword appetizer, kale, salad
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