Get your daily dose of greens with this delicious Kale Salad with Lemon Vinaigrette Dressing. Packed with nutrients and bursting with flavor, it’s an easy, healthy addition to any lunch or dinner.
Like this Spinach, Asparagus, Tomato Salad with Homemade Balsamic Vinaigrette, this Kale Salad is a fresh salad you can make it just a few minutes. The added sliced almonds and parmesan cheese pair perfectly with the tangy lemon dressing.
I love using kale as a base to my salads. Kale is also one of those fabulous “volume” foods, foods that will make your belly feel full. You can eat a lot of it and not be consuming loads of carbs. 2 cups of kale (85 grams) has only 9 carbs.
When using kale leaves in a salad, I highly recommend is to massage the kale for a few minutes. Kind of like you are kneading bread. Doing this will get rid of the bitterness that kale is notorious for. It will turn a lovely darker green in color.
The ingredients need for this kale salad are very basic. You just need one bunch of kale with the fibrous stems (in the middle of the leaf) removed, grated parmesan cheese and slivered almonds. Then you simply create the simple lemon vinaigrette with lemon juice, olive oil, garlic and dijon mustard.
How to make this Kale Salad Recipe
Remove the fibrous stems from the kale leaves, leaving just the greens.
Place the leaves on top of each other and massage with your hands (like you are kneading bread) for about three to five minutes. It may sound strange but it gets rid of the notorious bitterness.
Break or cut the kale into bite size pieces.
For the dressing, add all ingredients to a bowl and whisk together until combined.
Place the kale into a large bowl and top with sliced almonds and Parmesan cheese.
Pour some of the dressing over top and toss to combine. (using more or less as desired)
ENJOY!!
Kale Salad with Lemon Dressing
Ingredients
- 8 ounces kale fibrous stems (in the middle of the leaf) removed
- ½ cup grated Parmesan cheese
- ½ cup slivered almonds
For the dressing:
- 2 tablespoons fresh squeezed lemon juice
- ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
- ½ teaspoon garlic grated
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- ⅛ teaspoon pepper
Instructions
- Remove the fibrous stems from the kale leaves, leaving just the greens.8 ounces kale
- Place the leaves on top of each other and massage with your hands (like you are kneading bread) for about three to five minutes. It may sound strange but it gets rid of the notorious bitterness.
- Break or cut the kale into bite size pieces.
- For the dressing, add all ingredients to a bowl and whisk together until combined.2 tablespoons fresh squeezed lemon juice, ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil, ½ teaspoon garlic, 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard, ⅛ teaspoon pepper
- Place the kale into a large bowl and top with sliced almonds and Parmesan cheese.½ cup grated Parmesan cheese, ½ cup slivered almonds
- Pour some of the dressing over top and toss to combine. (using more or less as desired)
Notes
Nutrition
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Jen
I have made this recipe/salad and my family loves it because it’s different. We eat salad and this is the best. I added slivered almonds, sunflower seeds grape tomatoes cucumbers and black olives with yellow onions. It’s delicious!!!
Dan
I would never eat kale until I tried this . I shared the recipe with my mom.sisters and kids everyone loves it .
Sherri
That makes me so happy to hear!
Lorna
Perfect! Delicious! Healthy! Thanks for sharing the recipe
Miz Helen
Congratulations!
Your recipe is featured on Full Plate Thursday this week. Enjoy your weekend and your new Red Plate!
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April J Harris
I’ve heard massaging kale can make a real difference to the flavour. Your salad looks delicious – love the dressing! Will pin your Salads post pin. Thank you for being a part of the Hearth and Soul Hop. Hope to ‘see’ you again this week!
Easy Peasy Life Matters
Gotta love kale and with this lemon dressing, so good! 🙂
Susie
I added a teaspoon of honey and four drops of DoTerra wild orange essential oil to the salad dressing and added dried some dried craisins to the top of our kale salad and it was a huge hit. My 2 year old grandson loved it so much he kept saying more Nanna, more!
Kate
This looks delicious! I love Kale!
Kate | TheOrganizedDream.com
Camille
This looks delicious. Good to know about “massaging” kale.
Thanks for sharing.
Janet Vinyard
Hi Sherri, I recently overcame my reluctance to eat kale based on memories of tons of it lining salad bars in the past! I tried the kale salad at Chick Fil-A after a friend dared me to do so and lo and behold I liked it! So, I look forward to trying your version of kale salad. Thanks for sharing! Blessings, Janet
Cathy Lawdanski
I love a good Kale Salad! Pinning this one!
Naomi@WhatJoyIsMine
Sherri…We eat kale regularly in our home so I am looking forward to trying this recipe of yours. It sounds and looks delish. Thank you for sharing at Monday’s Musings. 🙂