Massaged Kale Salad!

curly kale growing in my garden

Greens are nutritionally high in calcium, magnesium, folic acid, iron, potassium, vitamins A, C, E & K, and packed with fiber, chlorophyll, and other micro nutrients.

Kale one of my favorites and is like the "mother-load" of healthy greens as far as I am concerned. If you don't already know this about me then you should.... I LOVE eating food that is good for me, but it has to taste good too, so when I create or find a recipe to adapt, it has to be palatable.

Here is a great raw kale salad recipe, I hope you enjoy it!

A few easy tips to make raw kale more enjoyable;

1. Remove stems.
2. Roll leaves together and then cut into small, thin pieces.
3. Massage dressing into kale leaves and let it marinate so flavor has time to really get into the leaves.

Ingredients:
5-6 cups of finely chopped kale (curly or flat leaf)
1 avocado
2-3 tbs olive oil
1 tbs lemon juice
1 sm clove chopped garlic
sea salt and pepper to taste
1 sm green apple sliced thinly
1 handful of raisins
1 handful of sliced almonds or pine nuts
1 large carrot sliced
1 scallion chopped thinly (green only)
1 handful fresh chopped mint

Directions:

1. Place chopped kale in large bowl with avocado, olive oil, lemon, garlic and salt. Massage avocado and other dressing ingredients into the leaves very well. Don't be afraid of getting your hands in there and really mix it all  together for about 3-4 min. The avocado dressing should be like a paste.
2. Chop/ slice all other ingredients while kale is marinating.
3. Add all other ingredients to the dressed kale, mixing well, so everything gets coated.
4. Chill in refrigerator for 15 min and enjoy!