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Cranberry & Lime Kale Salad

This sweet & simple kale salad features a cranberry-lime dressing, topped with bacon, clementines, pecans, and dried cranberries! Perfect for a healthy side dish or light lunch!
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Let me start by saying that I do NOT like kale. No, seriously! Every few years, I give it a try. Like a real one. Some people enjoy it and it's so healthy. Or maybe kale just had a great PR person...

So, saying I LOVE this salad is a huge endorsement. Like- I wouldn't mind eating it everyday for the next week!

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Kale Tip #1= Massage the kale. For a long time... This helps to break it down and makes it easier to digest.

A few months ago, I was talking with someone about healthy foods and she brought up kale. Then, she asked me if I massaged it.

‍I'm sorry. Excuse me now. Did I WHAT???‍

I don't recall a recipe ever asking me to massage romaine, spinach, or mixed greens. Had I been doing it all wrong?!?

YES! Yes, I was. Though in my defense- the recipes I looked at never mentioned this massage step.

Now, I know better. And, so do you.

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Healthy lunch kale salad with citrus

How to Massage Kale

  1. Place the kale, sans stems, in a large mixing bowl. Next, drizzle with lemon or lime  juice, olive oil, and salt.
  2. With clean hands, massage the kale leaves until they become soft and reduce by about half of the size.
  3. That's all! Allow to sit while you assemble the toppings for your salad.

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Originally, I was going to massage the kale with just lime juice. Since there was lime juice in my dressing, I decided to massage with the entire dressing. Also, I really wanted to use fresh cranberries, but it's hard to find any when Thanksgiving is not around the corner.

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What's so great about kale?

        ✅It's been coined "the most nutrient-dense food on the planet..." I can neither confirm nor deny the validity of this statement, but it sounds very compelling.

        ✅One raw cup provides

                     - Over 200% of your daily Vitamin A

                     - Over 100% of your daily Vitamin C

                     - Only 33 calories

                     - 2 grams of fiber

                     - 3 grams of protein

        ✅Loaded with antioxidants.

You know...those things that help reverse oxidative damage.

        ✅Can help lower cholesterol

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Cranberry lime dressing with healthy kale salad

Cranberry & Lime Kale Salad

This sweet & simple kale salad features a cranberry-lime dressing, topped with bacon, clementines, pecans, and dried cranberries! Perfect for a healthy side dish or light lunch!

Prep:
10
min
cook:
8
min
total:
20
min
Author:

Ingredients

Dressing

  • 1/2 c. frozen cranberry juice, thawed (not cranberry cocktail)
  • 2 Tbsp. olive oil
  • 1 tsp. honey
  • 2 Tbsp. orange juice
  • Juice of 1 lime

Salad

  • 4 - 5 c. kale
  • 2 slices of bacon
  • 2 - 3 clementines, peeled & sectioned
  • 1/4 c. pecans, chopped
  • 1/4 c. dried cranberries
Instructions
  1. In a small bowl or mason jar, whisk or shake the cranberry juice, olive oil, honey, orange juice, and lime juice.
  2. In a large mixing bowl, pour about 1/2 of the dressing over the kale and massage for 2-3 minutes. Allow to sit.
  3. In a small skillet, brown the bacon. Place on a plate lined with a paper towel.
  4. Top kale with crumbled bacon, clementines, pecans, and dried cranberries. Drizzle with remaining dressing, if desired.
  5. Store leftover kale in the fridge.

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