Gluten-Free Vegan Wilted + Massaged Kale Salad with Creamy Chipotle Dressing
This Wilted and Massaged Kale Salad with Creamy Chipotle Dressing is an easy and healthy recipe made with only 8 clean, real food ingredients. It's the perfect plant-based lunch that is ready to enjoy in under 15 minutes!{ Plant-Based | Raw | Vegan | Gluten-Free | Dairy-Free | Soy-Free | Nut-Free | No-Cook | Paleo-Friendly | Medical Medium }
De-stem the kale and break into bite-sized pieces.
Add the kale pieces to a medium-size mixing bowl with the Himalayan pink salt and "massage" the kale with your hands for a few minutes until it becomes soft and wilted.
Add the salad add-ins:
Add the tomato and hemp seed add-ins to the mixing bowl with the wilted kale.
Gently toss everything together then set aside.
Prepare the dressing:
Add all ingredients for the dressing to a Vitamix and blend until well combined and creamy.
Taste and adjust the seasonings to your preference.
Assembly:
Add the dressing to the salad mixture and gently toss together until all pieces of the kale are covered with the dressing.
Sprinkle with additional hemp seeds on top of the salad, if desired.
Notes
Recipe source:https://therawchef.com/massaged-kale-avocado-salad/Tomatoes: You can use either cherry tomatoes cut in half, or regular tomatoes diced into small pieces. For example, sometimes I like to use a diced Roma tomato. Avocado Oil. This can be substituted with organic extra-virgin olive oil.Chipotle Powder. Feel free to reduce or omit the amount of chipotle powder if you don't like spicy foods or will be serving this dish to children.Hemp Seeds. I used "unhulled" hemp seeds and they work really well in this recipe but you could substitute with another small seed or nut to give the salad a crunchy texture. For example, sesame seeds, pine nuts or pumpkin seeds would be good.Lemon Juice. A freshly squeezed lemon will give you the best flavor and nutrients since it hasn't been pasteurized, but you can substitute with store-bought organic lemon juice in the same amount.Himalayan Pink Salt. This is my salt of preference, however, it can always be substituted with sea salt.Serving size: This recipe will make approximately (2) salads. Nutritional information is for (1) salad which is (1) serving.