Рецепт Lemony Kale Salad with Avocado-Coconut Dressing
But my avocado luck has finally turned and our kale plants are producing like crazy - it's actually pretty hard to keep up with them - so the time is ripe to finally get this out to you.
This salad has so many wonderful things going for it - it's like the holy trinity of healthy foods. There's the kale - so fresh and packed full of vitamins (C,A, and K, especially) and nutrients. I actually think that you can taste the goodness - for me, much of kale's appeal lies in its pleasing mineral-like flavor.
Then there's the avocado - buttery, smooth, slightly nutty and full of good stuff including nearly 20 vitamins, minerals and phytonutrients.
And the coconut oil! It has antiviral, antibacterial and antifungal properties as well as helping to lower cholesterol, aid digestion and increase thyroid function and insulin use. So tell the corn and soybean oil industries where they can shove their lies...
The lemon juice and the garlic are pretty darn good for you, too. But as I've said before, this is all just icing on the cake for me -- the health benefits are a nice plus but the important thing (the cake, to stick with my rather tired culinary metaphor) is that it tastes really good.
When you're getting close to being ready to put the meal on the table, peel and slice your avocado. Mash half of it with a fork and mix in the garlic and leave the other half in slices or cubes (or mash all of it, I've done it both ways). Toss the whole mess into the kale and stir well to combine then sprinkle with shredded coconut, toasted pepitas and/or toasted sesame seeds for a little nutty crunch.
Lemony Kale Salad with Avocado-Coconut Dressing
Serves 4 as a side
Ingredients
- * 1 large bunch of fresh kale, rinsed and dried
- * 1/2 large or 1 whole small avocado
- * Juice of an organic lemon
- * 3 tsps organic coconut oil
- * 1 small clove garlic, minced or pressed
- * 1 tsp maple syrup
- * Generous pinch of sea salt
- * Few grinds of black pepper
- * Handful of unsweetened, shredded coconut
- * Handful of toasted pepitas, sunflower seeds or sesame seeds
Directions
1. Remove the ribs from the kale and chop it well. Place it in a good sized serving bowl and rub the lemon juice, sea salt and coconut oil thoroughly into the leaves. Leave it to sit for at least 10 minutes.
2. Peel and pit the avocado and cut it into cubes. Mash half of the avocado cubes with the garlic, black pepper and maple syrup and work it into the chopped kale.
3. Top with the rest of the cubed avocado, the shredded coconut and the toasted seeds and serve.
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