Since kale is so popular here in Spain, I’ve been obsessed with it and I eat it almost every day! I used to eat spinach very often, but now kale is my favorite leafy green. It’s so nutritious, lasts longer, tastes amazing and is perfect to make salads, especially to eat on the go, because kale don’t go soggy unlike other greens.
We shared with you this awesome oil-free rainbow kale salad, but I wanted to make a salad using autumn produce and also try my delicious tahini dressing using extra virgin olive oil and turmeric as well. OMG! It’s the best dressing ever, has anti-inflammatory properties and is sooo beautiful!
Tips:
- Pecans are expensive and hard to find in some countries, but don’t worry, any other nuts are also fine.
- Feel free to use other leafy greens, fruits or ingredients you like.
- To make the dressing you don’t need to use tahini and oil, use only one kind of fat to keep it simple.
- Nutritional yeast is optional, but it tastes amazing, is so healthy and makes the dressing even creamier.
Simple Kale Salad with Turmeric Tahini Dressing
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 20 mins
- Total Time: 35 minutes
- Yield: 4 1x
- Category: Salad, Side dish
- Cuisine: Vegan
This simple kale salad is made using autumn produce and a delicious turmeric tahini dressing. It’s perfect to eat on the go!
Ingredients
- 1 medium sweet potato
- 8 handfuls of kale leaves, chopped (160 g)
- 2 chopped red apples
- 1 chopped avocado
- 1/2 pomegranate
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans (55 g)
For the dressing:
- The juice of a lemon
- 4 tbsp tahini
- 4 tbsp water
- 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 2 tbsp nutritional yeast
- 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
- Black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 390ºF or 200ºC.
- Peel and chop the sweet potato and place it onto a baking dish.
- Bake for about 20 to 30 minutes or until it’s soft. You can add some extra virgin olive oil on top if you want.
- To make the dressing just mix all the ingredients in a bowl.
- Place the kale in a mixing bowl, add 2 tbsp of the dressing and massage for 1 or 2 minutes or until it’s soft.
- Add the rest of the ingredients and serve with the dressing.
- You can keep the salad in a sealed container in the fridge for about 3 days.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/4 of the recipe
- Calories: 466
- Sugar: 18.3 g
- Sodium: 297.9 mg
- Fat: 32.3 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Carbohydrates: 42.2 g
- Fiber: 14.4 g
- Protein: 11.9 g
Did you make this recipe?
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Marc says
February 9, 2019 at 01:03Bet you will never forget an ingredient again…. ha!
I’m about to make the dressing. It sounds good … and those Breakfast Potatoes were DELICIOUS. i make them often.
Iosune says
February 11, 2019 at 15:55Hi Marc! Thanks a lot 🙂 So glad you like them!
Sergi says
December 22, 2016 at 12:41Hi Iosune!
I’m very happy to find your blog. I am also Spanish, and I want to eat more kale because its awesome benefits according to some books. But when I look at the translator, or even wikipedia, it translates it as: “col rizada” which in the supermarkets isn’t what appears in the photo.
I understand kale is Brassica oleracea var. sabellica L. and here in Catalonia is called “col verde”.
What’s the name you know in Spanish? Can you point me to some place to buy it?
Thank you!!
Sergi says
December 22, 2016 at 16:05I just saw your blog in Spanish… I will ask there again, as I guess my question doesn’t interest English readers too much XD.
Iosune says
February 11, 2019 at 15:54Hi Sergi! I’m so sorry, but I didn’t read the comment. It’s called kale or col rizada. I usually buy it at Mercadona 🙂
Jaimie Frank says
November 30, 2016 at 06:55HI,
Can’t see any tumeric in the recipe?
★★★★
Iosune says
December 5, 2016 at 11:48Hi Jaimie! It’s 1/2 tsp of turmeric 🙂
Tina Workman says
November 30, 2016 at 00:08This looks amazing. I found 1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder on the original website. Keep up the great blog!!!
Iosune says
December 5, 2016 at 11:47Hi Tina! Thanks a lot 🙂 Have a nice week!
Ros says
November 28, 2016 at 21:36How much tumeric?
Iosune says
December 5, 2016 at 11:41Hi Ros! It’s 1/2 tsp ground turmeric 🙂
Ros says
November 28, 2016 at 21:35Can’t see any tumeric in the recipe?
Iosune says
December 5, 2016 at 11:41Hi Ros! Sorry, it’s 1/2 tsp ground turmeric 🙂
Bernadette says
November 28, 2016 at 19:59This looks so good. But, how much turmeric is needed? I don’t see it in the ingredient list.
Iosune says
December 5, 2016 at 11:38Hi Bernadette! Sorry, it’s 1/2 tsp ground turmeric 🙂