Harvest Kale Salad

I wanted to find a way to celebrate the fall season and all the fresh vegetables with a salad. This combination was just the way to do it. I would love to get one of those vegetable spiralizers and use it to create long ribbons with the carrots and beets, but for now I just chop them up.

Harvest Kale Salad

Ingredients:

1 bunch kale, washed and torn into bite sized pieces
2 tbsp olive oil
1/2 tsp salt

1/2 apple, diced
1/2 stalk celery, diced fine
1 carrot, sliced into thin ribbons
1 beet, thinly sliced
1 tbsp minced onion
1/4 cup raisins

1 1/2 tbsp balsamic vinegar
1/4 tsp black pepper

1/4 cup roasted nuts or seeds, I used these ones.

Directions:

Place the prepared kale in a mixing bowl and add the olive oil and salt. Vigorously massage the kale with your hands for 5 to 10 minutes. You want the kale to begin to soften and wilt.

Then add in the apple, celery, carrot, beet, minced onion, and the raisins. Finally, add the vinegar and the black pepper and toss to mix. Top with roasted nuts or seeds and dig in.

For 4 servings. Nutritional information from caloriecount.about.com.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 136 g

Amount Per Serving

Calories 157 Calories from Fat 77

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 8.6g 13%

Saturated Fat 1.1g 6%

Trans Fat 0.0g

Cholesterol 0mg 0%

Sodium 342mg 14%

Potassium 460mg 13%

Total Carbohydrates 19.7g 7%

Dietary Fiber 2.7g 11%

Sugars 10.7g

Protein 2.8g

Vitamin A 182% • Vitamin C 92% Calcium 8% • Iron 8%

Nutrition Grade B+

* Based on a 2000 calorie diet