Massaged Kale and Avocado Salad

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Avocado oil offers a similar flavor with added health benefits.

pumpkin seeds

🥗Healthier: sunflower seeds

💰Cheaper: peanuts

Sunflower seeds provide a similar crunch at a lower cost.

Wash and dry a bunch of kale in a salad spinner, then tear it into small pieces.

Cut black olives in half and set aside.

Cut heirloom cherry tomatoes in half and set aside.

Cut the avocado in half, remove the pit, and scoop the flesh into a bowl.

Massage the avocado into the kale to soften it and incorporate the flavors.

Add the juice of one lemon to the kale and avocado mixture and massage it in.

Add chopped Vidalia onions, halved black olives, halved cherry tomatoes, and a handful of organic spring mix to the bowl.

Add Viola Life feta cheese to the salad.

Toss all the ingredients together to combine well and season with cracked black pepper to taste.

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