Name: Go-To Kale Salad
Prep time: 10 min
Ingredients: Kale (roughly chopped); Cherry tomatoes (halved); Bell pepper (diced); Carrots (diced); Beets, cooked & chilled (diced); Quinoa (4 oz = 1 protein); Cooked or canned beans (6 oz = 1 protein); Walnuts, pepitas, almonds, or other nuts (2 oz = 1 protein); Garlic Lemon Tahini Dressing (see notes); 1/2 Tbsp olive oil; 1/2 lemon, juiced; 1 oz avocado or nuts; Roasted potato or sweet potato (4 oz); Quinoa (4 oz )

Everyone needs a good kale salad in their repertoire. Here is my go-to.

Go-To Kale Salad

Veggies | Protein | Fat

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Active Time: 10 minutes

Servings 1

Ingredients

Veggies

Kale, roughly chopped
Cherry tomatoes, halved
Bell pepper, diced
Carrots, diced
Beets, cooked & chilled, diced

Protein (Mix & Match)

Quinoa, 4 oz = 1 protein
Cooked or canned beans, 6 oz = 1 protein
Walnuts, pepitas, almonds, or other nuts, 2 oz = 1 protein
Garlic Lemon Tahini Dressing, see notes

Fat

1/2 Tbsp olive oil
1/2 lemon, juiced
1 oz avocado or nuts

Grain Options

Roasted potato or sweet potato, 4 oz
Quinoa, 4 oz

Instructions

Massage kale for about a minute with lemon juice and oil.
Top with veggies and protein and toss everything to combine.

Notes

I like to make this one ahead of time and and bring it in a cooler when traveling.
Keeps well in the fridge for 1-2 days.
Lemon Garlic Tahini dressing recipe here

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