This is a delicious way to eat kale and the entire salad will have you feeling brand new – it’s so healthy, you can practically feel the nutrients zinging through your body! Massaging the kale makes it a bit softer to eat and easier to digest – the dressing helps with this process. It can be enjoyed as a side salad or as a main meal, especially if you pack it full of grains, tofu and extra salady bits
Ingredients
Salad
- 1 big bunch of kale, stalks removed and torn into bite-sized pieces
- Any combination of the optional extras, including any tinned pulses (drained and rinsed), artichokes, avocado, cherry tomatoes, croutons, cucumber, fresh chilli, fresh herbs, garlic, grated beetroot, marinated tofu, quinoa, radish, red onion, spring onion, sprinkling of nutritional yeast, sundried tomatoes, sweetcorn, toasted mixed seeds
Dressing
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 3 tbsp tahini
- 3 tbsp cider vinegar
- 2 tbsp tamari
- 1 tbsp syrup (eg maple or agave)
Instructions
- Place the torn kale into a large bowl and pour over all of the dressing ingredients.
- Massage it all together for a couple of minutes (this helps to break down the fibres in the kale to make it more digestible and also helps to absorb the flavours!).
- Add any of the optional extras of your choice (and more dressing ingredients if necessary) and enjoy.
Serving suggestions: bulgar wheat, couscous, crusty bread, curries, pasta or gnocchi, quinoa, rice and tofu, roasted vegetables, selection of salads, vegan kiev