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?
PrintKale Pomegranate Crunch Salad
- Prep Time: 15
- Total Time: 15
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
Judy
This looks fabulous, festive and healthy!
Paula
Beautiful pictures! It looks very delicious! :)
BeautywithMaxime
This looks sooooo good! ?
I will definitely need some balancing after christmas.
Thank you!!
Jenn Marie
Looks delicious!! I nominated you for the Premio Dardos Award! http://firstcomesmrs.com/2015/12/23/premio-dardos-award/ Merry Christmas Joy!
Adi
This looks so delicious. Sometimes I get intense salad/veggie cravings – I’m all about having a balance of cookies and green things.
Amy @ Cultivate Beauty
Yum! Pomegranate always looks so pretty! :)
Sweet Tea Sweetie
This looks so healthy and colorful!
Kari
http://www.sweetteasweetie.com
Michelle | Pop Culture Cottage
I’m definitely going to need this after Christmas dinner at my mother-in-law’s. :) Thanks for an awesome recipe.
Jenna
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.
Lauren Gaskill | Making Life Sweet
A beautiful winter salad! Love the avo and egg action going on here!!
Sara
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
http://almostpaleokitchen.blogspot.com/
Kathy Mader
I adore you for keeping your writing short and sweet. Salad looks like perfection. THANK YOU! Merry Christmas!
Lori
Joy, this looks amazing! It is definitely going on next week’s menu!
Katrina @ Warm Vanilla Sugar
Loving absolutely everything about this – crunchy, wintery, colourful and packed with flavour!!
Hajar
This looks yummy!
Definetly gonna try this recipe out.