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    Home » Hunger

    Hail the Kale: 13 Kale Salads You Need for Spring

    By Lauren on April 25, 2017, Updated November 4, 2018 8 Comments

    Each year we're faced with a new array of fad vegetables, coming fresh off a new season of Chopped or Top Chef. Cauliflower everything, romanesco, brussels sprouts - they've all had their day in the sun. Several years after the emergence of the leafy green superfood Kale, and we still see it stocked on shelved and crowding recipe search results coast to coast.

    Packed with vitamin C, beta-carotene, and low in calories and high in fiber, switching out your typical lettuce for one of the many kale varieties is a simple trade. Yielding delicious results. Summer vibes on the mind and increase in our daily salad provisions, we say Hail the Kale: 13 Kale Salads You Need for Spring.

     1. Spring Kale & Cucumber Salad with Honey-Ginger DressingSpring Kale & Cucumber Salad with Honey-Ginger Dressing

    Chopped kale, cucumbers, and grilled sirloin make this salad carnivore approved.

    Get the recipe here.

    2. Kale Salad with Pork Belly Lardons

    Kale salad with pork belly lardons

    Because pork belly lardons are basically bacon croutons. ????????

    Get the recipe here.

    3. Rainbow Kale Salad with Low Fat Lemon Poppy Seed Dressing

    Rainbow Kale Salad with Low Fat Lemon Poppy Seed Dressing

    Eating the rainbow is pretty and tastes good. Get this recipe from Kitchen Window Clovers (http://kitchenwindowclovers.com) here.

    4. Kale Caesar Salad

    Kale Caesar Salad

    Hail the Kale! Kale Caesar is a Kale yeah in my book. Get this kale spin on a classic from My Utensil Crock (http://www.myutensilcrock.com) right here.

    5. Apple and Berry Chopped Kale Salad with Citrus Basil Vinaigrette

    Apple_Berry_Chopped_Kale_Salad_6

    Apples, berries, and basil are just the fresh new flavors you needed! Get this recipe from Recipes Worth Repeating (recipesworthrepeating.com) here.

    6. Nourishing Vegan Buddha Bowl

    Nourishing Vegan Buddha Bowl

    A little kale, a whole lotta good. Get As Easy As Apple Pie's (https://aseasyasapplepie.com/) recipe here.

    7. Kale Salad with Toasted Coconut and Sesame

    Kale Salad with Toasted Coconut and Sesame

    Kale, Coconut and all toasty goodness. Viktoria's Table (http://www.viktoriastable.com) is right here.

    8. Kale Salad with Quinoa Sweet Potatoes and Shallot Vinaigrette

    Kale Sala with Quinoa Sweet Potato

    This recipe from Cooks and Kid (http://www.cooksandkid.com) is sweet potato and kale nirvana! Get there recipe here.

    9. Beets & Blue Kale Crunch Salad

    Beets & Blue Kale Crunch Salad

    Beets & blue cheese on kale go together like peanut butter and fluff on white bread in a brown paper bag.

    Get the recipe here.

    10. Kale Quinoa Curry Salad with Roasted Brussel Sprouts

    Kale Quinoa Curry Brussel Sprouts

    Curry + Kale and all sorts of good in a bowl from Jar of Lemons (http://www.jaroflemons.com). Get the recipe here.

    11. Roasted Butternut Squash Spinach Kale Salad

    Roasted Butternut Kale Spinach Salad

    Salty and savory - a winning combo from Whitney Bond (www.whitneybond.com). Get the recipe right here.

    12. Double Beet Rainbow Salad with Creamy Homemade Vegan Dressing

    double Beet Rainbow Kale Salad

    Two types of beets and all types of flavors from Kitchen Window Clovers - recipe available here.

    13. Cucumber Kale Salad with Avocado Dressing

    Cucumber Kale Salad

    Greens reign supreme with kale, cucumber and avocado. Get the recipe from yours truly right here.

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    1. Kara says

      April 28, 2017 at 9:56 am

      These all look SO good that I want to try them all right now! lol Kale is my current jam 🙂

      Reply
    2. Mistle says

      April 26, 2017 at 10:33 pm

      All of these look and sound amazing!! I love a good salad!

      Reply
    3. Safaniya Stevenson says

      April 26, 2017 at 1:26 pm

      I think I would be a HUGE fan of the salad with pork belly... YUMMY! This is a great list.

      Reply
      • Lauren says

        April 26, 2017 at 3:14 pm

        Thank you!

        Reply
      • Linda Falardeau says

        April 27, 2017 at 7:04 pm

        Who can say no to kale if it comes with pork belly!

        Reply
    4. Alexandra says

      April 26, 2017 at 10:51 am

      These ALL look so good. Pinning this! Have to tell you, my husband loves salad, but he refers to kale as "the lettuce that hurts your teeth." Bless his heart. ????

      Reply
      • Lauren says

        April 26, 2017 at 3:14 pm

        Hahaha! My husband's not a huge fan either but he loves kale caesar and the recipe with the pork belly and sweet potatoes!

        Reply
    5. Samantha says

      April 26, 2017 at 8:54 am

      These all look so delicious! I love a good kale salad!

      Reply

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