Strawberry Kale Chopped Salad with Avocado Balsamic Dressing

I recently came across a recipe contest that was calling for salad recipes that somehow included 3 things: avocado, olive oil, and almonds.  Oh my.  This is the salad recipe that was born.

strawberry kale salad with avocado balsamic

I have been in love with chopping kale in my food processor lately.  I am not sure exactly what it does to the kale but I just think it tastes better.  Maybe it just helps all of the flavors come threw because you are getting an even bite instead of a fork full of a big kale leaf.  Whatever it is…it works.

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This salad is a great way to use those sweet and juice red strawberries (or even peaches would be lovely) of summer.  The beans and grains in here keep me full for a long time and the nuts add a nice crunch.  I have also been known to use pumpkin seeds to switch up the almonds.  Eating green vegetables isn’t hard when you have a salad like this!

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Prep Time 20 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings 4
Author Sara

Ingredients

  • 2 heads kale washed and removed from stems
  • 1 cup black beans cooked
  • 1 cup spelt berries cooked (barley, faro, or quinoa would work too)
  • 16 strawberries washed, stemmed, and chopped
  • 1/4 cup slivered almonds any nut or seed would work too
  • Dressing:
  • 1 avocado pit and skin removed
  • 4 Tbsp Balsamic vinegar
  • 1/4 cup + 2 Tbsp olive oil
  • 1 Tbsp Dijon mustard
  • 2 garlic cloves peeled
  • 1/4 cup yellow onion peeled and lightly chopped
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp pepper
  • 1/4 cup water + more as needed

Instructions

  1. For the dressing, add all of the ingredients into a blender and blend until smooth. Add more water if you like a thinner dressing. Store dressing in a jar for about 1 week.
  2. In a food processor (you are going to have to do this is 4 batches) pulse 1/4 of the kale a few times until chopped like ribbons.
  3. Add chopped kale to a bowl and process the rest of the kale in 3 more batches.
  4. Add the rest of the ingredients to the bowl.
  5. Serve with the dressing.

Recipe Notes

*Choose organic ingredients when possible

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