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kale salad on a plate with strawberries and oranges.

Summer Kale Salad with Oranges

This vibrant kale salad is full of feel-good ingredients like strawberries, navel oranges, and shredded carrots! It's fresh, nutritious, and crave-worthy! It's tossed in a homemade honey basil dressing.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Course Salad
Cuisine American
Servings 4 servings
Calories 375 kcal

Equipment

  • sheet pan
  • large salad bowl

Ingredients
  

  • 6 cups shredded and de-stemmed kale I bought mine at Trader Joe's
  • ⅔ cup pecans
  • 1 cup quartered stawberries
  • ¾ cup peeled and diced navel orange
  • ¾ cup matchstick carrots
  • ⅔ cup feta cheese
  • ⅔ cup pickled onions homemade or store-bought (see note)

For the honey basil dressing:

  • ¼ cup olive oil
  • 3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
  • small handful of fresh basil
  • 1 tablespoon + 1 teaspoon honey
  • pinch of kosher salt

Instructions
 

  • Make the pickled onions (if desired): Peel and slice half of a red onion. Transfer it to a medium sized bowl. In a small saucepan, combine 1/2 cup of water, 1/2 cup of vinegar, 2 tablespoons of sugar, and 1 teaspoon of kosher salt. Bring the mixture to a simmer and stir to dissolve the sugar. Pour over the sliced onion and let sit for 20 minutes.
  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Dump the pecans on a sheet pan and toast in the oven for 4 minutes until fragrant. Set aside to cool. Tear or chop pecans into pieces.
  • Make the salad dressing: In a small food processor, combine the olive oil, red wine vinegar, honey, basil, and kosher salt. Pulse until the basil is pulverized and the dressing is emulsified.
  • In a large bowl, add the shredded kale leaves. Add 1/2 teaspoon of olive oil and use clean hands to gently massage the oil into the kale leaves.
  • Add the toasted pecans, quartered strawberries, diced orange, feta cheese, drained pickled onions, and carrots to the kale. Drizzle the dressing on top. Use a large spoon to toss the ingredients together until evenly coated. Serve immediately!

Nutrition

Calories: 375kcalCarbohydrates: 20gProtein: 7gFat: 31gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 5gMonounsaturated Fat: 18gCholesterol: 22mgSodium: 321mgPotassium: 422mgFiber: 5gSugar: 12gVitamin A: 7352IUVitamin C: 73mgCalcium: 249mgIron: 2mg
Keyword kale salad
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