A quick but power packed salad for any time of day! This is one of my favorite salads to add to any meal. Blueberries, Deglet Noor Dates, raw nuts and a simple Pomegranate Vinaigrette make this a salad with a tart, yet sweet
flavor. The nuts and dates add a perfectly crunchy and chewy texture.
Kale is a leafy green that can easily be added to your eating plan. In jut a few minutes you can add tons of Vitamin A, C and K, as well as protein, calcium, magnesium and fiber to your meal. There are so many benefits to eating this bad boy!
To make a salad just make sure you have washed and dried your Kale. Chop or tear the leaves if you didn't purchase it already chopped. The stems are tough and you may not want those in your salad.
Place the Kale in a bowl and just start to squeeze or massage it in your hands until it begins to break down a bit. You need to do this to "tenderize" those leaves.
After you massage the Kale, add your acid. Right now I'm loving my Pomegranate Vinegar. Just drizzle it over the Kale, toss, and let it sit for about 5-10 minutes. I do this while I'm getting the dates and nuts ready.
Chop a few Deglet Noor Dates. I like these for salads more so than Medjool Dates. The Deglet Noor are harder and chewier. That's the texture I want for a salad. Something with a bite!
Chop a handful of raw nuts. Add the dates and nuts to the Kale. Drizzle some extra virgin olive oil over the Kale and sprinkle salt and fresh ground pepper. Toss it all together. Top the salad off with a few fresh blueberries.
Ingredients:
2 cups Kale
1-2 tbsp pomegranate vinegar
2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
4-5 Deglet Noor dates, chopped
1/4 cup chopped raw nuts
1/4 cup fresh blueberries
Salt and fresh ground pepper
Have a beautiful day!
Melody
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