This Kale Salad is so delicious, I crave it almost every week. The toppings are interchangeable, you could easily add peaches or different nuts. The key is to massage the kale so it gets coated in the dressing!
Pear & Goat Cheese Kale Salad
Prep time: 15 MinTotal time: 15 Min
Ingredients
For the Salad
- 1 bunch kale, stems removed, cleaned, and chopped
- 2 pears, thinly sliced
- 1/2 red onion, thinly sliced
- 4 oz crumbled goat cheese
- 1/2 cup unsalted cashews, chopped
- sprinkle of salt
- 2 TB. pure maple syrup
- 1 TB. coconut sugar
- opt: Grilled Chicken
For the Dressing
- Juice of 1 lemon
- 1 TB. dijon mustard
- 1/4 cup avocado oil
- 2 TB. balsamic vinegar
- 2 TB. pure maple syrup
- 1 TB. finely chopped garlic
- salt and pepper
Instructions
For the Salad
- 1. Add your kale, pears, red onion, and goat cheese into a large salad bowl.
- 2. In a saucepan add your cashews. Heat on low/medium and toast for 2-4 minutes. Add the maple syrup, coconut sugar, and a sprinkle of salt. Stir together and cook for an additional minute or 2. Remove from heat and set aside to cool.
- 3. Add cashews to salad.
- 4. Optional: Add a grilled protein on top
For the dressing.
- 1. Add all ingredients together and mix until combined. Drizzle dressing on top of salad. Fold and massage into salad. (You dont need to use all the dressing if you dont want to.)
- 2. Serve and Enjoy.
