Seattle's Favorite Kale Salad Recipe

Recipesfull introduces to you: Popular Recipes. (Seattle's Favorite Kale Salad Recipe). This is my interpretation of a wonderful, good-for-you kale salad originally prepared by Seattle's top natural foods grocery chain. The flavorful wild rice, kale, and veggie combination with a lemony dressing can be made year-round and earns raves whenever it's served. It also keeps wonderfully, so make it ahead with no hesitation.

Brief

Prep 15 mins

Cook: 35 mins

Additional: 10 mins

Total: 1hr

Servings: 12

Yield: 12 servings

Seattle's Favorite Kale Salad Recipe

Ingredients

½ cup freshly squeezed lemon juice

¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil

2 teaspoons Dijon mustard

salt and ground black pepper to taste

5 cups water

2 cups uncooked wild rice

1 teaspoon butter

4 cups finely sliced red cabbage

2 large red bell peppers - seeded

cored

and chopped

2 bulbs fennel

trimmed and chopped

2 bunches kale

leaves stripped from stems and torn into pieces

¼ lemon

juiced

or to taste

Salad

Directions

Step 1

Whisk 1/2 cup lemon juice olive oil Dijon mustard salt and pepper together in a large bowl until dressing is smooth.

Step 2

Bring water wild rice and butter to a boil in a saucepan. Reduce heat to medium-low cover and simmer until rice is tender 30 to 45 minutes. Drain excess liquid and cook uncovered until water is completely evaporated about 5 minutes more. Stir rice and let cool slightly.

Step 3

Combine cabbage red bell peppers and fennel in the bowl with dressing; toss to evenly coat. Place kale on top of the cabbage mixture and spoon warm wild rice over kale; let sit until kale is slightly wilted 5 to 10 minutes. Toss until salad is evenly mixed adding more lemon juice to taste.

Nutritional Information

Seattle's Favorite Kale Salad Recipe

Servings Per Recipe:12

Calories: 210.7

% Daily Value *

Protein: 7.6g 15%

Carbohydrates: 35.2g 11%

Dietary Fiber: 5.6g 22%

Sugars: 3.2g

Fat: 6g 9%

Saturated Fat: 1g 5%

Cholesterol: 0.9mg

Vitamin A Iu: 12737.4IU 255%

Niacin Equivalents: 4.6mg 35%

Vitamin B6: 0.5mg 30%

Vitamin C: 150.8mg 251%

Folate: 76.8mcg 19%

Calcium: 144.6mg 15%

Iron: 2.4mg 14%

Magnesium: 88.8mg 32%

Potassium: 752.5mg 21%

Sodium: 102.6mg 4%

Thiamin: 0.2mg 15%

Calories From Fat: 54.2

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.