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    Home » Recipes » Raw Vegan Cooking

    Kale, Romaine, and Apple Salad with Sesame-Avocado Dressing

    Published: Jan 19, 2018 · Updated: Apr 7, 2021 · This post may contain affiliate links.

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    Here’s a fresh and crunchy kale salad with a double dose of sesame (tahini and seeds). Did you know that sesame seeds are a good source of calcium? This salad goes with just about any kind of meal — bean and grain dishes, stews, chilies, veggie burgers. Photos by Evan Atlas.

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    Massaged Kale, Romaine, and Apple Salad

    Kale, Romaine, and Apple Salad with Sesame-Avocado Dressing

    Here’s a fresh and crunchy kale salad with a double dose of sesame (tahini and seeds).
    4.67 from 3 votes
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    Course: Kale Salad
    Cuisine: Raw / healthy
    Diet: Vegan, Vegetarian
    Keyword: kale salad, kale salad recipe
    Prep Time: 25 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 25 minutes minutes
    Servings: 6
    Calories: 162kcal
    Author: Veg Kitchen

    Ingredients

    • 8 leaves kale preferably lacinato but curly is fine, washed and dried
    • Olive oil for massaging
    • 8 leaves romaine
    • 1 medium sweet crisp apple, quartered, cored, and thinly sliced
    • 2 medium carrots sliced or cut into matchsticks
    • 1 tablespoon sesame seeds
    • Freshly ground pepper to taste
    • Pinch of salt

    Sesame-avocado dressing

    • ½ medium ripe avocado peeled
    • ¼ cup tahini
    • 2 tablespoons lemon juice or more to taste
    • ½ cup water
    • Pinch of cumin
    US Customary - Metric

    Instructions

    • Strip the kale leaves off the stem. Discard the stem or slice it very thinly if you’d like to use it.
    • Slice the kale leaves very thinly and put in a serving bowl. With a little olive oil rubbed onto your palms, massage the kale leaves until they turn bright green and soften. This will take a minute or less.
    • Cut the romaine leaves lengthwise through the midrib, then slice thinly crosswise.
    • Add the sliced stem (if using), romaine, apple, carrots, and sesame seeds to the bowl with the kale. Toss together, and season with pepper and a pinch of salt.
    • Combine the avocado, tahini, lemon juice, water, and cumin in a food processor or blender. Process until completely smooth.
    • Pour about ½ cup of the dressing over the kale mixture and toss together. Serve at once. Pass the dressing around to embellish individual servings.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 162kcal | Carbohydrates: 18g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Sodium: 52mg | Potassium: 701mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 14289IU | Vitamin C: 99mg | Calcium: 165mg | Iron: 2mg
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