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Winter Kale Salad with Cranberries and pickled red onions.

Kale Salad with Cranberries

This Kale Salad with Cranberries is a delicious way to get your greens in this winter! This simple salad is made with leafy kale, baby spinach, a quick homemade pickled red onion, toasted almonds, dried cranberries and a simple homemade kale salad dressing. Yum!
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Course: Salad
Cuisine: American
Keyword: kale salad
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Pickling time: 2 hours
Total Time: 2 hours 10 minutes
Servings: 6
Author: April Saunders

Ingredients

Pickled Red Onion

  • ½ cup red onion, thinly sliced
  • ½ cup warm water
  • ½ cup apple cider vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon sugar

Salad

  • 4 cups kale leaves, washed and torn
  • 4 cups baby spinach
  • ⅓ cup roasted almonds roughly chopped
  • ⅓ cup dried cranberries

Kale Salad Dressing

  • 2 teaspoon Dijon mustard
  • 2 teaspoon honey
  • Juice of 1 lemon
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ cup olive oil

Instructions

Make the pickled red onions

  • Thinly slice ½ of a large red onion. In a small mason jar, add ½ cup of warm water, ½ cup apple cider vinegar and 1 tablespoon sugar. Stir to combine until the sugar is dissolved. Add the onion to the mason jar and put the lid on tightly. Give it a little shake. Place in the fridge for at least 1-2 hours or overnight.
  • Wash the large kale leaves and dry them. Rip them into smaller pieces, off the tough stem. Place in a large bowl and drizzle some olive oil over them. Massage the kale leaves with your hands until coated with the olive oil. Let sit for about 10 minutes while you do the rest of the salad.

Make the salad dressing

  • Combine dijon mustard, honey, lemon juice and salt in a large bowl with a whisk until combined. Then slowly pour the olive in as a steady stream, whisking quickly to combine.
  • Add massaged kale, spinach, pickled red onion, dried cranberries and chopped almonds to the same large bowl that you made the dressing in.
  • Toss everything together to combine well.
  • Serve immediately.

Notes

This salad is best if eaten the same day.
Make ahead tip: make the simple pickled red onion the night before.
Nutrition Information is approximate.
Nutrition Facts
Kale Salad with Cranberries
Amount per Serving
Calories
189
% Daily Value*
Fat
 
14
g
22
%
Saturated Fat
 
2
g
13
%
Trans Fat
 
0.002
g
Polyunsaturated Fat
 
2
g
Monounsaturated Fat
 
9
g
Sodium
 
253
mg
11
%
Potassium
 
358
mg
10
%
Carbohydrates
 
15
g
5
%
Fiber
 
4
g
17
%
Sugar
 
10
g
11
%
Protein
 
4
g
8
%
Vitamin A
 
6339
IU
127
%
Vitamin C
 
48
mg
58
%
Calcium
 
160
mg
16
%
Iron
 
2
mg
11
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Calories
189
Nutrition Facts