How to Make Kale Salad With Pine Nuts and Cranberries

pine nuts

🥗Healthier: sunflower seeds

💰Cheaper: pumpkin seeds

Sunflower seeds provide a similar crunch and are often less expensive.

feta cheese

🥗Healthier: goat cheese

💰Cheaper: cotage cheese

Cottage cheese is a lower-cost alternative with a mild flavor.

dried cranberries

🥗Healthier: fresh cranberries

💰Cheaper: raisins

Raisins are more affordable and add sweetness.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Vegetable oil is a cost-effective swap for dressing.

D stem and cut half a bunch of Dino kale, wash and dry it, and place it in a bowl.

In a separate bowl, combine half a cup of dried cranberries, half a cup of pine nuts, six tablespoons of olive oil, the juice of one lemon, half a teaspoon of minced garlic, and three tablespoons of soy sauce.

Mix all the dressing ingredients together.

Pour the dressing over the kale and mix it in, using your hands to massage the kale to help break it down and reduce bitterness.

Add the dried cranberries and pine nuts to the kale and toss everything together.

If desired, toast the pine nuts before adding them to the salad for extra flavor.

Serve the salad immediately.

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