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
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!
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i was in the middle of thinking “what should i have for dinner?” and then i see this. a big bunch of kale in my fridge is gettin’ eaten tonight! thanks for the inspiration!
Looks yummy!!!! I’m going to have to give this recipe a shot… Thanks for sharing!!!
Love, love kale and this looks delish!
The recipe sounds wonderful. I’m putting kale, cabbage & pomegranates on my shopping list right now. I love it that you use pictures to share the recipe before you use words. Nice touch!
Looks like an unusual but very healthy salad. Both Kale and pomogranates are loaded with impressive antioxidants for good health and major disease prevention. Oh yes one more thing the combination to me seems like a tart, tasty combination
awesome salad..will certainly try
It looks amazing 🙂 Thanks for sharing! I will definitely try it out soon 🙂
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Beautiful pictures! I have a pomegranate de-seeding tutorial on my blog at: https://sarahsjoys.wordpress.com/2011/11/12/if-its-good-enough-for-alton-brown-removing-pomegranate-arils-tutorial/ I also have a recipe for kale chips in the side dishes section. It’s titled “Feeding a Family of Comedians” because their reaction to hearing they would be eating kale chips was less than enthusiastic. But they liked them! Congratulations on getting your family to love it! We will have to give this salad a try!
stunning! My mum makes a similar salad with salad leaves mango and pomegranate! Looks great. 🙂
Definitely!!! Fabulous photos!!! The pomegranate stain is also a great alternative to chemical free lipstick.
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what a beautiful pictures full of colours! congratulations it´s looks delicious!
My kiddos also love the kale “chips” on epicurious if you’re looking for ways to sneak it in. I look forward to seeking out some healthy weeknight recipes on your site!
Looks amazing! And I was lucky enough to just receive a fresh bunch of red russian kale in my weekly produce box (https://inherchucks.com/2012/01/05/whats-in-the-box-8/). Guess I have no choice but indulge 🙂