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CITRUS KALE SALAD

Course Salad
Keyword salad, healthy, meatless
Prep Time 15 minutes
Author Sandra | Sandra's Easy Cooking

Ingredients

  • 6 cups fresh organic Kale it will go down to about 2 cups after massaging
  • 2 Oranges peeled and sliced (mandarines, or other similar)
  • 1/2 cup Almonds sliced
  • 1/2 cup Kalamata Olives

DRESSINg:

  • 1/4 cup Olive Oil Extra virgin, organic
  • Juice from 1/2 Lemon add more if you like it really sour
  • Juice from 1/2 Orange
  • Pinch of Himalayan Pink Salt add more to taste later
  • Pinch of Ground Black Pepper
  • Pinch of Sumac
  • 1 tbsp. Lemon Zest
  • 1 tbsp. Orange Zest

GARNISH:

  • Za'atar
  • Sumac
  • Zest or lemon or orange

Instructions

  1. After washing thoroughly, add the kale to a mixing bowl, I like using scissors to chop it in the smaller pieces, but you may use a knife and chop into bite-size pieces on a large cutting board before adding it to the bowl.
  2. Mix together ingredients for dressing, whisk to combine it well.
  3. Pour lemon dressing over it, and massage kale by squeezing it for about five minutes, or until leaves are very tender. Taste and see if you need more salt.
  4. Peel oranges (or other citrus fruit) and slice however you wish, add to the salad and lightly toss.
  5. Plate it on the large platter if you wish, and add sliced olives and sliced almonds.
  6. Garnish with Za'atar, Sumac, and any leftover lemon or orange zest.

Recipe Notes

I kept salad interesting by separating orange into sections and adding one whole orange in the salad, then I sliced the other very thinly, peeled a few slices and added as a different pattern and added unpeeled on the side. It just looks very pretty in my opinion. If you don't have sumac or Za'atar, do not panic... It is alright! It adds a nice flavor and aroma, but if you don't have it tastes delicious even without it.