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!
Nutrition
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This looks so yummy, I definitely am going to try this soon 😀
Love! Can’t wait to try this…beautiful pics, too!
That just looks delicious! I never thought of eating kale uncooked. I will try this one soon!
Looks delicious! Such a colorful dish! I’ve been craving a good salad since the holiday indulgence!
Made it for dinner tonight and it was absolutely yummy! Thanks for the great recipe.
So glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for letting me know.
That looks awesome. It’s as beautiful as it is nutritious. I’m going to give it a try. Thanks for the recipe!
fantastic images ! and a great recipe. Thanks for this. I will try.
Tried this a few months back,with added quinoa. Well tasty.
WOW! What a ride. Thanks to each of you who read, liked, commented, and subscribed to this blog! Your comments encourage, excite, and flatter me. I will not let you down! Exciting material to come. Many thanks to WordPress for choosing this post for Freshly Pressed – tremendous honor. Here’s to kale, the deliciously healthy, and happy living. Cheers!
What a beautiful looking salad – YUM!
What a wonderful way to get more greens into my diet! Your photos are beautiful and they make me want to run to my kitchen to create something wonderful. I’ve never had kale before; now I can’t wait for my Saturday morning farmer’s market! Congrats on being Freshly Pressed.
Thanks for sharing. I’m the chef in the house, love Kale, and I am starting to gain an appreciation of Pomegranate.
Wow, that looks gorgeous. I can’t wait to try this.
hello, there… wow, they look succulent. congrats on being FP, it’s deserved… :}