I’m going to push the pause button on holiday eating and grab a hold of this salad. It’s just about all I can do to step away from the lasagna, fried chicken, and chocolate chip cookies.
Which reminds me, I have dough leftover from a batch of Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies in the refrigerator and I better preheat the oven while I finish this salad.
First, let’s talk about greens and fiber. Stay focused.
Hello, bowl of fiber, vitamins, and minerals. We’re going to doll you up, because you need dolling.
Crisp bites of celery, sweet apple spears, tart pomegranate pearls. Avocado for creaminess and good fat, and because avocados make a salad taste expensive and if you’re going to eat a salad, it might as well taste like an expensive one.
Hard boiled eggs in the salad to add protein, though chopped walnuts or roasted almonds would also be supreme.
Let’s get in our greens. And also be sure to set the timer on our cookies. It’s a balancing act, right?
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Kale Pomegranate Crunch Salad
- Prep Time: 15
- Total Time: 15 minutes
Ingredients
- 5 heaping cups finely chopped kale
- 2 hard boiled eggs, peeled and sliced
- 1/3 cup fresh pomegranate seeds
- 1/2 cup thinly sliced celery
- 1/2 cup sliced fresh apple
- 1 ripe avocado, sliced
Optional and delicious additions
- chopped walnuts or toasted almonds
- parmesan cheese
- feta cheese
- sliced cucumbers
- croutons
For the Dressing
- 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
- 1/2 teaspoon fresh cracked black pepper
- pinch of smoky paprika
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 2 teaspoons dijon mustard
- 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 1/4 cup avocado (or olive) oil
- sea salt and fresh crack black pepper for topping
Instructions
- In a large bowl toss together kale, egg slices, pomegranate, celery, apple, and avocado. In a small jar with a tight fitting lid, combine all of the dressing ingredients. Place the lid on the jar and shake vigorously to emulsify. Drizzle the dressing over the salad. Top with salt and pepper and serve.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
21 Responses
We made this salad yesterday and loved it! This bowl full of crunchy, fresh veggies and fruits was just what we needed after the meat-heavy holiday meals. I used toasted sunflower seeds (instead of almonds or nuts) and the suggested feta, which worked great with the other ingredients. The pinch of pimenton in the dressing is pure genius. Thank you for this great recipe and best wishes for 2016 from snowy Montréal! <3
This is a wonderful combination. I have made it twice in the last week. It was given rave reviews. I did toasted slivered almonds and let the guest put crumbled blue cheese or shaved parmesan depending on their preference. What I like about a kale salad left overs are just as good ’cause the kale is so hearty.
Absolutely love this healthy idea! Combines all my favourite foods and definitely love the complimentary taste of pomegranate!
– Holly x
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It’s both cookie season and kale salad season right now, and I love the look of this one. Kale+avocado+pommegranate= perfection.
Gorgeous recipe that looks so tasty! I love a good salad! :-) xx
Helen | Helens Fashion & Beauty Blog
That looks absolutely delicious. I will definitely be trying this recipe while I detox from all that is Christmas!! :)
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This looks fabulous, festive and healthy!
Beautiful pictures! It looks very delicious! :)
This looks sooooo good! ?
I will definitely need some balancing after christmas.
Thank you!!
Looks delicious!! I nominated you for the Premio Dardos Award! https://firstcomesmrs.com/2015/12/23/premio-dardos-award/ Merry Christmas Joy!
This looks so delicious. Sometimes I get intense salad/veggie cravings – I’m all about having a balance of cookies and green things.
Yum! Pomegranate always looks so pretty! :)
This looks so healthy and colorful!
Kari
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I’m definitely going to need this after Christmas dinner at my mother-in-law’s. :) Thanks for an awesome recipe.
I am so going to have to try this salad. Definitely struggling with the balancing act this holiday season. I don’t know how I’m not insanely skinny yet, I ate a salad this week and everything?? I will never understand health.
A beautiful winter salad! Love the avo and egg action going on here!!
JOY YOU ARE MY HERO!!!! Kale and pomegranate is one of my very, very most favorite combinations and now someone else understands! This is amazing!!!!!!!!!
-sara
https://almostpaleokitchen.blogspot.com/
I adore you for keeping your writing short and sweet. Salad looks like perfection. THANK YOU! Merry Christmas!
Joy, this looks amazing! It is definitely going on next week’s menu!
Loving absolutely everything about this – crunchy, wintery, colourful and packed with flavour!!
This looks yummy!
Definetly gonna try this recipe out.