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Simply Delicious Lentil and Kale Salad

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This Lentil and Kale Salad is absolutely delicious. One of our go-to meal prep salads for weekdays and favorites for dinner parties or holidays. Made with healthy nourishing ingredients and tossed in a simple lemon olive oil dressing.

  • Prep Time: 15 mins
  • Total Time: 15 mins

Yield: Serves 4

Ingredients

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Salad:

  • 1 cup cooked green lentils (follow directions on packaging)
  • 5 cups thinly sliced Tuscan kale
  • 1/2 cup pitted Kalamata olives, chopped
  • 1/3 cup raisins
  • 1/3 cup pecans, roughly chopped (or pumpkin seeds for nut-free)
  • 1/3 cup feta cheese or goat cheese 
  • 1/4 cup scallions, chopped

Dressing:

Instructions

First make the dressing:

  1. Add the lemon juice, vinegar, olive oil, maple syrup, and salt and pepper use a spoon to combine. Alternately, you can add the dressing to a mason jar and shake until the dressing thickens.

Make the salad: 

  1. Place the kale in a large bowl, dress the kale with about 1 tablespoon of dressing and massage into kale (use more if needed) to cut the bitterness of the kale
  2. Next add the lentils, raisins, olives, pecans, cheese and scallions to the kale
  3. Dress with desired amount of dressing and enjoy! If meal prepping this, dress the rest of the salad prior to eating (still massage the kale ahead of time). I love storing this salad in these jars when I meal prep this.

Notes

*Store in fridge for 5 days. Add more dressing before serving so it isn’t soggy

  • Author: Rachel

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