Kale and Avocado Salad
By: Sheri Wetherell
Published: Monday, November 30, 2009 - 5:27pm

Ingredients




1 head of kale  
2 cloves garlic
1 large lemon
1 ripe avocado
Extra virgin olive oil
Coarse salt and pepper
Purple Onion  thinly sliced

Preparation

1 Either tear or shred your washed head of kale, discarding tough stalks and place into a large mixing bowl. Mince garlic Slice red onion very thin, cut in half and add to the bowl. Squeeze lemon over the garlic and greens, avoiding any seeds. Slice open the avocado, scoop out fruit and discard seed. Place all the avocado meat into the bowl. Add a splash of olive oil and a pinch of salt and pepper. Now- the fun part, use both hands to squish the avocado through your fingers and mash the ingredients together so that the  2 This salad is great accompaniment to a rich dish because the strong lemon and garlic flavors with the thick greens- it acts like a natural brush for your palate.

About


Heidi, a good friend of mine introduced me to this vegan salad. When I have the ingredients handy, this salad takes 10-15 minutes to prepare and what is not to like about that? One thing to note, the raw garlic can make this salad a bit spicy. I have never added anything else to this salad, but I bet it would be delicious with other vegetables, especially something crunchy like celery.

Comments:
Anonymous

I eat a lot of Kale especially when I donate platelets every two weeks.  It is very high in Iron  ..   I add black beans to give it that extra boost and I pass my iron test every time!
Thanks to Kale and it's good qualities, I help people who have cancer.  It's a great vegetable and I learned about it FROM a cancer patient.   You have a nice site.