10 Minute Massaged Kale Salad
This kale salad recipe is a quick, easy, and delicious addition to your lunch, brunch, or dinner. Ready in just 10 minutes!
Servings: 4 servings
Equipment
- medium bowl
- chef's knife
- a small bowl for lemon juice, optional
- a spoon or salad mixing set, for mixing and serving
Ingredients
- 1 bunch kale, washed and removed from stems
- 1 medium to large Hass avocado, pitted and cubed
- 1 large lemon, juiced
- 1 tbsp course ground black pepper
- 1 tsp salt, or to taste
- ⅓ cup nuts and/or seeds for topping optional
Instructions
- Wash and remove the kale leaves from their stems, with either a chef's knife or your hands.
- Roughly chop the kale into pieces that are about one inch wide. Place in a medium bowl and set aside.
- Wash avocado and lemon. Dice avocado and cut lemon in half.
- To the medium bowl with the kale, add the avocado and lemon juice. I squeeze the lemon juice right over the salad, but feel free to juice it before hand and toss it in at this step!
- With clean hands, squish the avocado into the kale. This is the "massaging" part of the recipe! Mash the avocado into the kale leaves until all of the leaves are evenly covered in avocado and leaves relax.
- Add salt and pepper. Add any additional toppings you like! Here are some ideas: pumpkin seeds, hemp seeds, dried berries, leftover chicken from last night's dinner, fresh fruit, the possibilities are endless!