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cashew crunch kale salad
Erin Antoniak

Cashew Crunch Salad With Sesame Dressing

5 from 5 votes
This Cashew Crunch Salad with Sesame Dressing is a kale-based salad with a creamy sesame dressing. Cashew kale salad has almost an Asian flavor profile with sesame, pepper, scallions, and sesame seeds.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings: 8 servings
Course: dinner, gluten-free, healthy, Salad, summer
Cuisine: American
Calories: 287
Ingredients Method Nutrition

Ingredients
  

Salad:
  • 2 large bunches lacinato kale
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/2 red onion sliced thin
  • 1 red pepper sliced thin
  • 1 cup shredded carrots
  • 1 bunch scallions chopped
  • 2 avocados diced
  • 1 cup roasted and salted cashews chopped
  • 3 tbsp sesame seeds
Dressing:
  • 1/3 cup tahini
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 2 tbsp lemon juice
  • 1 tbsp maple syrup
  • 2 tsp sesame oil
  • 1 clove garlic minced
  • 1/2 tsp salt

Method
 

  1. Wash and dry kale. Chop leaves off stems and then chop kale into small pieces. Once all of the kale has been chopped, add 1 tsp salt to kale and massage well to break it down. Set aside.
  2. Make dressing by whisking together all of the dressing ingredients in order as listed. Set aside.
  3. To kale mixture, add sliced onion, red pepper, carrots, and scallions. Then add in avocado, cashews, and sesame seeds.
  4. Pour dressing over salad and toss until well combined. Top with more cashew pieces and sesame seeds if desired.

Nutrition

Calories: 287kcalCarbohydrates: 18gProtein: 6gFat: 23gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 6gMonounsaturated Fat: 13gSodium: 567mgPotassium: 518mgFiber: 6gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 3509IUVitamin C: 30mgCalcium: 77mgIron: 2mg

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