Massaged avocado kale salad is a go-to recipe of mine. I make it as a quick side salad all the time. Kale, avocado, nooch, & spices all massaged together with some fresh kale! Topped with herbs, nuts, & seeds - but add whatever protein/carbs/and veg you love/have on hand for an amazing salad!
What is a Massaged Avocado Kale Salad?
I'm glad you asked! Basically you take a bundle of your fave kale (mines dino kale) and a ripe avocado. You cut up that kale, toss the avo in and massaged the two together for a few minutes.
Not ONLY does this help create a dressing, but massaging kale makes it a lot easier to digest - which is good for my sensitive home cook tummies out there! I do this with kale anytime I eat it raw - with oil, salt, or just plain - I highly recommend you start doing this with your raw kale!
I serve this as a side most the time, but you can definitely add protein/carbs to this dish and make it a full on meal!
Notable Ingredients: Massaged Avocado Kale Salad
Massaged avocado kale salad requires few ingredients and thats what makes it such a staple in my house. Yet you can add whatever ingredients you want to spruce it up too.
- avocado - you'll need a ripe medium sized avocado to pull this off - use two if you want the salad SUPER creamy
- kale - i love dino kale but when i photographed this one, I used curly. Pick your fave
- nutritional yeast - "nooch" is what its often called, this is a key flavor driver here and ya need it! I included the brand most commonly seen - bonus: its dairy free for all the vegan/dairy sensitive souls out there!
- tomatoes - sundried tomatoes are AMAZING in this but I will toss in regular ones too.
- herbs - i always have parsley/cilantro on hand but basil tastes amazing. If ya got em, toss a few in!
- nuts/add ons: any nuts you've got, toss a few in! Same thing with any protein you want to add to turn it into more of a meal.
Home Cook Hacks:
You can prep this salad ahead of time by adding all the spices and diced kale together - but the avocado & massage action has to happen right before serving! No one likes brown avocado. Maybe you do? I can't stand it. Ha!
You can turn this into so many things. Double the recipe and add chicken, tofu, tempeh, beans, roasted potatoes, beets ... any other veg you want/ have on hand.
My go-to these days has been the OG recipe with canned tuna (in oil for that flllavor) with whatever extra veg I have in the fridge. I'll serve it with bread, tortilla chips, crackers ... whatever I have. It's a quick lunch and so good!
PrintMassaged Avocado Kale Salad
Looking for a healthy yet tasty salad? You're in the right place. Kale, avocado, nooch, & spices all massaged together with some fresh kale! Top with herbs, nuts, & seeds - but add whatever protein/carbs/and veg you love/have on hand for an amazing salad!
- Prep Time: 5
- Cook Time: 5
- Total Time: 10 minutes
- Yield: 2 servings 1x
- Category: side salad
- Method: countertop
- Cuisine: healthy
Ingredients
Produce:
- 1 bunch kale (curly or dino) washed & chopped into bite size pieces
- 1 large ripe avocado
- 1 small tomato or ¼ cup chop sun dried tomatoes
- 1-2 tbsp fresh chopped herbs (cilantro, parsley, basil, etc) (optional)
Pantry:
- 1-2 tbsp nut of choice for topping (optional)
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 - 2 Tbsp nutritional yeast
- ½ - 1 tsp garlic powder
- ½ - 1 tsp onion powder
- ½ - 1 tsp kosher salt
Instructions
- De-stem kale and chop into small pieces/ribbons, add to large bowl
- Add avocado to the bowl. Using clean hands, massage avocado and kale until kale is wilted and avocado is completely mashed.
- To season: add a splash of olive oil, salt to taste, nutritional yeast, garlic & onion powder to the kale, mix well. Taste and adjust seasoning as needed - I like a LOT of nooch.
- Slice up tomato/sundried tomato, herbs, nuts, and anything else you want to add to the salad - the options are endless.
**Enjoy immediately (as avocado will go off quickly).
Notes
**Enjoy immediately (as avocado will go off quickly)
Add whatever you want to this salad - its a great base!
Keywords: healthy salad, avocado kale salad, massaged avocado kale salad, kale, avocado, nutritional yeast, vegan
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