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Southwest Kale Salad with Cumin Ginger Sage Dressing
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Southwest Kale Salad with Cumin Ginger Sage Dressing

A majorly flavorful kale salad loaded with goodies and flavor!
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Course: Lifestyle
Cuisine: American
Servings: 3 to 6 Servings
Calories: 391kcal
Author: Julia

Ingredients

For the Dressing:

  • 1- inch piece ginger grated
  • 8 cloves garlic minced
  • 8 leaves fresh sage chopped
  • ½ cup + 2 tablespoons grapeseed or olive oil
  • ¼ cup apple cider vinegar
  • ¼ cup balsamic vinegar
  • 3 teaspoons ground cumin
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt or to taste

For the Southwest Kale Salad:

  • 2 large heads kale stems removed, chopped
  • 1 can black beans drained and rinsed
  • 1 ear corn cooked
  • 1 red bell pepper chopped
  • 3 stalks green onion chopped
  • 1 ripe avocado diced
  • 2 hard boiled eggs

Instructions

To Make the Dressing:

  • In a small skillet, heat 2 tablespoons of grapeseed oil or olive oil over medium heat and sauté the minced garlic, ginger, and sage. Cook 2 minutes then add the ground cumin. Sauté until very fragrant, another 2 minutes, stirring constantly.
  • Add the garlic/ginger/sage to a blender with the remaining dressing ingredients and blend until completely smooth.
  • Refrigerate until cold before serving.
  • Note: If you'd like to skip the sautéing process, feel free to do so. Simply add everything to a blender and blend until smooth. If you go this route, reduce the amount of garlic to 3 cloves and the ginger to 1 teaspoon.

To Make the Southwest Kale Salad

  • Add water to a saucepan and gently place the eggs inside (ensuring they're covered with water). Cover the pot, bring water to a boil then immediately remove pot from heat. Allow eggs to sit in hot water for 10 to 12 minutes. Immediately transfer to a cold/ice water bath so that shells are easy to peel. When cool enough to handle, peel off the shells and chop the hard-boiled eggs.
  • Bring a large pot of water to a boil and add the shucked ear of corn. Cook about 5 to 8 minutes until corn is puffy, sweet and delicious. Allow corn to cool enough to handle then carefully cut the kernels off the cob.
  • Wash the kale well and pat it dry.
  • Remove the leaves from the stems. You can save the stems for a smoothie or discard them. Chop the leaves well and add to a large mixing or salad bowl.
  • Add the remaining ingredients and toss together with salad dressing.

Nutrition

Serving: 1of 3 | Calories: 391kcal | Carbohydrates: 38g | Protein: 15g | Fat: 22g | Fiber: 14g | Sugar: 13g