The very creative Becky, author of Glue and Glitter has been kind enough to contribute another recipe that we’re sure you’ll love. Who doesn’t like a recipe with the words ‘easy peasy’ in it? Becyk has contributed before with her Almost Raw Vegan Truffles and Orange Ginger Dream Green Smoothie and Mexican Hot Chocolate Milkshake for Cinco de Mayo
You can check out her crafts and vegan recipes on her website, Facebook, Twitterand Pinterest or learn more about her brand new book: 40 Days of Green Smoothies! Welcome back Becky!
Eating raw kale might sound kind of…chewy…but if you do it right, raw kale can be just as tender and tasty as cooked!
Summer might not be officially here yet, but Atlanta’s weather has not gotten that memo. It is h-o-t, and turning on the oven or stove hasn’t seemed super appealing for a while now. We’ve also been crazily busy between clearing out the house in case we decide to put it on the market and taking care of Darrol Henry. That’s meant a lot of take out, and one of our go-to meals lately has been hitting the Whole Foods prepared bar for a bunch of salads.
The thing is, Whole Foods doesn’t do a super great job making kale salad for some reason. They have one that’s the right texture but too sweet, and the one that’s seasoned well isn’t marinated properly. After yet another kale salad that missed the mark, I decided it was time to take control of this situation and make my own.
This recipe is based on my friend Tanya’s kale salad that she posted at Eat Drink Better. I changed it up to use ingredients that I had handy, and I’ve been super into this recipe! I didn’t call it a raw kale salad, because the walnuts I used weren’t raw. If you want this to be a raw dish, though, you can sub in raw sunflower seeds or raw cashews for the walnuts.
Massaged Kale Salad
Ingredients
- 4 cups kale, chopped into bite-sized pieces. I leave some of the stems in, but remove the stems where they’re thickest.
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 small or 1/2 of a large shallot, minced
- 1/2 cup shredded carrots
- 1/2 cup walnut halves and pieces
- nutritional yeast, optional
Method
- Combine everything but the walnuts and nooch in a large bowl, and massage the kale until it gets nice and wilted. This takes a couple of minutes, so be patient!
- Toss in the walnuts, and chill until you’re ready to serve. Pass the nooch on the side, so folks can add it if they want to.
