Easy Kale Salad with Fresh Lemon Dressing

By spend with pennies

Ingredients

5 cups kale (chopped)
1-2 teaspoons olive oil
â…' teaspoon salt
2 cups broccoli (chopped)
½ cup almonds (sliced)
½ cup cheese (optional (cheddar or feta work great here!))
¼-½ cup carrots (shredded)
¼ cup red onion (diced)
¼ cup sunflower seeds
¼ cup dried cranberries
¼ cup olive oil
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
1 tablespoon dijon mustard
1 teaspoon honey or sugar (adjust + add to taste)
1 clove garlic (minced)
½ teaspoon dried oregano
¼ teaspoon salt
â…' teaspoon ground black pepper

Prep Time20mins
Servings4

Instructions

Dressing:

Combine dressing ingredients in a lidded mason jar and shake well to emulsify. Dip a kale leaf in the dressing and adjust sweetener, salt, and pepper to taste. You can make this dressing as sweet or tart as your heart desires!

Salad:

Massage the chopped kale with olive oil and a pinch of salt. Rub with your fingers until leaves begin to darken and tenderize. This makes it taste great and gives the kale a silky texture!

In a large bowl, combine massaged kale, broccoli, almonds, cheese, carrots, onion, sunflower seeds, cranberries. Shake your dressing once more and pour about â…" of the dressing over the salad. Toss to coat and add extra dressing, to taste.