This Tahini-Lemon Kale Salad with Apples is tangy, sweet, and absolutely delicious.


The tahini lemon dressing complements the salad very well with its nutty flavor. It is balanced with the sweetness from the apples and the salty crunch from the pumpkin seeds. Plus, this salad is full of minerals and fiber. People will devour this dish at your Thanksgiving dinner. Happy Thanksgiving!

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Tahini-Lemon Kale Salad with Apples
 
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This Tahini-Lemon Kale Salad with Apples is tangy, sweet, and absolutely delicious. The tahini lemon dressing complements the salad very well with its nutty flavor. It is balanced with the sweetness from the apples and the salty crunch from the pumpkin seeds. Plus, this salad is full of minerals and fiber. People will devour this dish at your Thanksgiving dinner. Happy Thanksgiving!
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Recipe type: Salad
Cuisine: American
Serves: 4 servings
Ingredients
  • 1 bunch of curly kale, chopped and stems removed
  • 1 apple, diced
  • 1 lemon, juiced and divided
  • 2 Tbsp tahini
  • 2 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • ¼ cup water
  • 1 garlic clove, minced
  • 1 Tbsp honey
  • Sea salt and pepper, to taste
  • 2 Tbsp roasted pumpkin seeds, garnish (sub nuts of choice)
  • ¼ cup dried cranberries (optional)
Instructions
  1. Rinse the kale thoroughly and remove the kale leaves from the stems. Discard the stems and roughly chop the kale leaves. Squeeze half of the lemon and add a pinch of salt, then massage it into the kale.
  2. Squeeze a little lemon juice onto the diced apples to prevent them from browning. Add the apples to the kale.
  3. Place the remaining half of the lemon juice in a bowl with the tahini, olive oil, water, garlic clove, honey and salt and pepper. Mix it well and add it to the salad.
  4. Garnish with the pumpkin seeds or any nut of choice and the dried cranberries.
Nutrition Information
Serving size: 1 cup Calories: 218 Fat: 14.8 Saturated fat: 2.2 Carbohydrates: 20 Sugar: 9.9 Fiber: 3.5 Protein: 5.8 Cholesterol: 0