KALE SALAD | easy, beautiful salad recipe

feta cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: cottage cheese

Nutritional yeast offers a cheesy flavor without dairy.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Avocado oil is rich in healthy fats and has a high smoke point.

quinoa

🥗Healthier: farro

💰Cheaper: brown rice

Farro provides a nutty flavor and is often less expensive.

cherry tomatoes

🥗Healthier: sliced bell peppers

💰Cheaper: regular tomatoes

Sliced bell peppers add crunch and color at a lower cost.

Use Lacinato kale, also known as Dinosaur Kale, and remove the stems by pulling the leaf away from the stem.

Stack the kale leaves, roll them, and slice into thin ribbons.

Transfer the kale to a colander, rinse under cold water, and spin dry.

Make the dressing by combining finely diced red onion, crushed garlic, honey, extra virgin olive oil, apple cider vinegar, salt, and black pepper in a bowl and whisking together.

Drizzle the dressing over the kale and toss to combine.

Top the salad with pomegranate seeds, chopped roasted pecans, sunflower seeds, and crumbled feta cheese.

Serve immediately or toss together before serving.

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