This whole Spring thing has me salading up a storm.
I can’t believe I’m posting two salads in a row. WHO AM I.
I’m in a phase. A noshing phase. I take bites of three million different things instead of eating a real meal. First I’ll snack on a brown rice cake with avocado, then I’ll grab a salted chocolate chia popcorn ball, then I’ll go for a pickle, then I’ll dig into the hummus stash, and so on and so forth until my stomach says ENOUGH, you noshing nincompoop!
This salad is an attempt to cure the noshing nonsense, to sit down and eat a real meal with real colors and real nutrients. I love massaged kale salads because they get better and better as they sit in the fridge. Plus, they’re so damn green that it’s next to impossible not to feel healthier after eating one.
Whenever I’m explaining how to massage kale to new Alchemy employees, they look at me like I have three heads. Yes, I want you to massage the kale. With your hands. That’s what I said.
When I initially partnered up with Blue Diamond to create some deliciousness with their new honey roasted cinnamon almonds, I thought I’d make no-bake bites or protein bars or some other stereotypical blogger snack. But then I thought about strawberry season and massaged kale and needing nutrients in this bod of mine and decided right then and there that I would showcase them as a salad topping. These almonds are quite the show stopper. It took next level self-control to hold myself back from shoving the whole container in my face before the pictures.
And then I realized that I would be photographing them with the lid on so down my trap they went.
If you’ve been reading this blog for longer than five minuets, you probably know that I’m in a serious relationship with cinnamon. When cinnamon and sugar get in close contact with almonds, spectacular things happen.
Like spectacular kale salads with spectacular toppings. Coconut. Strawbs. Dried cherries. Red onion. Jammy dressing. Sweet, salty, tangy, chewy, crunchy. Can you even handle all the different textures and flavors?
I simply cannot.
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A healthy and delicious spring kale salad with cinnamon almonds, coconut, and strawberries.
Ingredients
For the dressing:
- 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
- 2 1/2 tbsp strawberry jam
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp cinnamon
- Freshly ground black pepper
For the salad:
- 2 large bunches kale, de-stemmed and chopped
- 1/2 small red onion, thinly sliced
- 3/4 cup Blue Diamond Honey Cinnamon Almonds, chopped
- 1/3 cup shredded unsweetened coconut
- 1/2 cup dried cherries (or dried cranberries)
- 3/4 lb strawberries, thinly sliced
Instructions
- Place dressing ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth.
- Place kale in a large bowl. Pour dressing over top and massage dressing into leaves until the kale is softened and dark green.
- Add onion, almonds, coconut, cherries, and strawberries. Toss to combine.
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This post is sponsored by Blue Diamond Almonds. All opinions are my own. Thanks for supporting the brands that make Hummusapien possible!
I have never added fruit to my salad. EVER! I have obviously been missing out.
You’re about to have your world rocked!!
Spring makes me want to eat all the berries!! Seriously stocked up on like 3 different kinds this weekend. Salad sounds amazing — fresh, colorful and perfect for some warmer weather!
Berries are my obsession. I put them in everything!!
Spring makes me want to eat all the berries!! Seriously stocked up on like 3 different kinds this weekend. Salad sounds amazing — fresh, colorful and perfect for some warmer weather!
Berries are my obsession. I put them in everything!!
I used the honey dijon flavor for my recipe this month, but I did dig into the honey cinnamon ones, too. They are delish! I guess I know what I’ll be making with what’s left now 😉
The honey dijon were like crack!! Seriously there were gone in like 5 minutes.
I used the honey dijon flavor for my recipe this month, but I did dig into the honey cinnamon ones, too. They are delish! I guess I know what I’ll be making with what’s left now 😉
The honey dijon were like crack!! Seriously there were gone in like 5 minutes.
I’m 200% a big meal eater, so this salad is looking like a fantabulous lunch to me! Those cinnamon almonds? Swoon!
Considering you’re the salad queen, I’ll take that as a HUGE compliment 🙂
I’m 200% a big meal eater, so this salad is looking like a fantabulous lunch to me! Those cinnamon almonds? Swoon!
Considering you’re the salad queen, I’ll take that as a HUGE compliment 🙂
You, hands down, make the best salads.
Heheh thanks lady!
You, hands down, make the best salads.
Heheh thanks lady!
You are on a salad roll girl. This one looks UH-mazing.
Spring has me on a salad roll, I’m tellin’ ya!
You are on a salad roll girl. This one looks UH-mazing.
Spring has me on a salad roll, I’m tellin’ ya!
1) I’m obsessed with those almonds. Uhhhhhb-sessed. 2) I love the addition of coconut on this salad–GENIUS.
Why not put coconut in everything, ya know?!
1) I’m obsessed with those almonds. Uhhhhhb-sessed. 2) I love the addition of coconut on this salad–GENIUS.
Why not put coconut in everything, ya know?!
oh yum!!! I love how you’ve got strawberry jam in the dressing- Can we say flavour sensation!
Yes we can say it. FLAVOUR SENSATION.
oh yum!!! I love how you’ve got strawberry jam in the dressing- Can we say flavour sensation!
Yes we can say it. FLAVOUR SENSATION.