Kale Salad


At Superfoods on Main one of my specialty salads that I make weekly is our kale salad. This is an excellent refreshing salad that enables you to incorporate raw organic superfoods into your life.  You have kale (your dark leafy greens), hemp seed (protein, omegas, and antioxidants), and beautiful colorful healthful tomatoes.

Kale Salad
Recipe by: Helen Rose, Raw Food Chef
www.SuperfoodsonMain.com

 Ingredients:
1 bunch kale
Sea salt or Himalayan salt
1 lemon, juiced
¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil
¼ cup of hemp seeds
½  to 1 cup grape tomatoes
Cumin to taste


Directions:

  1. Remove stems of kale.  Chop kale into small bite size pieces.  (no bigger than 1 inch by 1 inch).
  2. Rinse kale then spin in salad spinner.
  3. Put kale into a large bowl.  
  4. Shake 2 tsp of salt over kale.  
  5.  Massage kale until it softens and wilts.   You may need to add more salt.   Before continuing. Taste kale makes sure it is not too salty.  After you are at the correct texture (softness).   
  6. Add lemon juice, olive oil, and hemp seed.    
  7. Slice your grape tomatoes and add to your salad until you reach a nice colorful balance of green and red.    
  8. Finally add cumin to taste.  
  9. Chill in refrigerator and serve.  

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