This salad is fat free and FULL of super nutrients. The seemingly complex combination of the kale’s robust leaves, the parsley’s flavor, the cabbage’s texture, the sea salt lime dressing, and the pomegranate seeds’ bursts of juice make this dish craveable for kale lovers and those who fear the super green.

This dish came to be because I was determined to find a way to get my family to eat kale …and even like it. I unleashed this salad on them during a large family gathering. It fooled everyone. When they’d finished cleaning the bowl, I excitedly announced that the dish they were all raving about was the healthiest thing on the table.

Kale is an extremely hardy green and holds up really well to being dressed and stored for days. I like to make it in bulk and eat off of it all week.

Don’t be intimidated by the pomegranate seeds! I recommend crunching them all the way through. The added fiber and nutrients won’t hurt you.

Occasionally, you can find pomegranate seeds in bulk (therefore helping you avoid the pomegranate splatter). Costco is your best bet.

Enjoy this beautiful, delicious, incredibly healthy salad!

Pomegranate and Kale Salad

5 from 1 vote
By Cassy
Prep: 20 minutes
Total: 20 minutes
Servings: 9 servings
This salad is fat free and FULL of super nutrients. The seemingly complex combination of the kale’s robust leaves, the parsley’s flavor, the cabbage’s texture, the sea salt lime dressing, and the pomegranate seeds’ bursts of juice make this dish craveable for kale lovers and those who fear the super green.

Ingredients  

  • 1 head curly kale
  • 1/2 head purple cabbage
  • 1 bunch flat leaf parsley about 2 cups
  • 2 pomegranates
  • 5 limes
  • 1 tablespoon sea salt

Instructions 

  • Remove the stems before finely chopping the kale and cabbage, then set aside.
  • Roughly run knife through the parsley and toss with the kale and cabbage.
  • In a bowl, juice the limes and add the sea salt to dissolve.
  • Deseed the two pomegranates. The best way to deseed pomegranates is to cut the fruit in half then carefully break it apart with your hands and lightly brush the seeds away from the membrane. [Make sure to either wear an apron or something red! The juice stains.]
  • Massage the kale, cabbage, and parsley with the sea salt lime dressing. You can perform this step a couple hours before serving. The acidic dressing will help breakdown some of the rough texture of the kale.
  • Sprinkle the pomegranate seeds over the dressed salad and serve!

Nutrition

Calories: 80kcal | Carbohydrates: 19g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 0.1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Sodium: 794mg | Potassium: 335mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 1083IU | Vitamin C: 52mg | Calcium: 49mg | Iron: 1mg

Additional Info

Course: Salad
Cuisine: American
Servings: 9 servings
Calories: 80
Keyword: kale salad, pomegranate kale salad

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Cassy Joy Garcia, a New York Times best-selling author, of Cook Once Dinner Fix, Cook Once Eat All Week, and Fed and Fit as well as the creative force behind the popular food blog Fed & Fit.


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  1. I won’t lie, no matter how much I try to like it, try it in new and fascinating ways, I cannot get myself to like kale. But I’m thinking…… spinach……. Thank you for the inspiration! And congrats on getting pressed!!!!

    1. Thank you, Viviana! In addition to spinach, collard greens are another great powerful green I recommend you give a shot. They have a slightly more palatable texture than kale.

  2. Beautiful salad– I’ve combined apples and kale plenty of times, but never thought of pomegranite.

    One comment: you always want to consume some fat with dark green leafy vegetables. Some almonds, pistachios, a main dish with fat, a drizzle of olive oil, some feta cheese, etc. Many nutrients (vitamin K, lutein, etc) in dark green leafies are fat soluble, so they run right through you without a little fat to help your body absorb them.

    1. Great tip, GroundCherry! Thank you. Fat is an incredibly important part of a balanced diet. It’s always a good idea to make sure that there is a healthy fat representation on your plate.

  3. This salad looks beautiful! Congrats on freshly pressed! I’ll definitely have to try this soon.

  4. I really love pomegranates and I just found out that my mom has a pomegranate tree in her backyard. She’s been holding out on me.

  5. Looks great. If you add some chilis, it would be a bit sort of like Thai salads.

  6. I love your pictures they are very appealing and the foods look so yum yummy! 🙂 The information on your blog is very interesting and I am going to read more.

  7. I eat three or four pomegranates a week. I’m surprised no one complained about the seeds.

  8. the colours are so vivid, it almost looks too pretty to eat! Talk about eating the rainbow!

  9. This seems like the perfect Christmas salad. It looks like a tree that is decorated with little red ornaments. I love it!!

  10. Looks like a fantastic recipe. Love kale and pomegranates. Will have to try it out.