As far as I am concerned, a salad should be the main part of your meal. Our most recent creation the West Coast Kale Salad is not only super delicious and satisfying it also comes with many health benefits. Loaded with vitamins and minerals, eating this green beauty helps you fight cancer, heart disease, autoimmune diseases, and even slow down aging. With all these good things, let's make some salad for dinner tonight!
Course Main Course, Salad
Servings 2
Ingredients
For the kale
1bunch dinosaurlacinato kale, stems removed, torn into large pieces
1tablespoonhemp oilcan substitute for flax oil or EVOO
1/2lemonjuice only
For the salad
1/2cupmung beensdry
2cupsmache rosettes greens or arugula
1cupcole slaw mix or shredded cabbage & carrots
1big handful of micro greens or sprouts
4radishesthinly sliced
1mandarin orangepeeled and segmented
For the dressing
1/4cuppf hemp oil
1limejuice only
1/2cupcilantrochopped
1inchpiece fresh gingerpeeled
1medjool date
2tablespoonsesame seedsor 1 Tbs tahini
Instructions
Start with rinsing the mung beans. Place them in a medium size pot and add 1 1/2 cups of water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and cook until tender, about 20 minutes.
Meanwhile wash all your vegetables well.
Place the kale (stems removed, torn into large pieces) in a large bowl and pour oil and lemon juice on top. Using your hands, massage the kale leaves, working the hemp oil and lemon juice into the leaves. If you’ve got some large leaves, tear them into smaller pieces as you go. Continue to massage for about 5 minutes, until kale is a vibrant green and has broken down. Set aside.
Meanwhile, prep the dressing by combing all ingredients in a high speed bender for about 3-5 minutes or until smooth and creamy. Pour into a mason jar or glass bottle an set aside.
Toss remaining greens into the bowl with massaged kale. Gently mix it up.
Place a generous serving of greens on a large plate, top with 1/2 of the sliced radishes, few mandarin orange slices and about 1/2 cup cooked mung beans. Pour a generous amount of dressing over salad, mix and enjoy.
Notes
Sometimes I like to add sea salt and fresh ground pepper on top.