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Cranberry Apple Kale Salad

Cranberry Apple Kale Salad

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Serves: 4

INGREDIENTS

Cranberry Dressing:

  • ¼ cup cranberry sauce
  • 2 Tablespoons apple cider vinegar
  • 2 Tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon honey mustard (or Dijon mustard)
  • ¼ teaspoon salt 1/8 teaspoon pepper

Salad:

  • 1 large bunch of kale (4 tightly packed cups), washed and dried
  • 1 large apple (or 2 small)
  • 2 Tablespoons of pomegranate arils (or raisins or dried cranberries)
  • ¼ cup pecans, toasted (or walnuts)
  • 2 Tablespoons roasted sunflower seeds

DIRECTIONS

  1. Make dressing: combine all dressing ingredients in a food processor or blender (or in a jar you can shake) and blend/ shake until smooth.
  2. De-stem the kale (largest parts) and finely chop up and place in large salad bowl.
  3. Add ½ of the dressing to the kale and massage into it so kale is well-coated and kale has softened (about 1 minute).
  4. Chop apple into bite-size (about ½ inch pieces) and add to bowl with kale.
  5. Add raisins (or cranberries), pecans, and sunflower seeds to bowl.
  6. Drizzle the rest of the dressing on top and lightly toss.