Description
This Citrus Pomegranate Kale Salad with Honey-Lemon Vinaigrette is the perfect blend of seasonal flavors. Fresh mandarins, pomegranate arils, and toasty pepitas tossed with kale and a zesty vinaigrette create a vibrant and nutritious salad that’s ideal for any occasion.
Ingredients
Kale Salad:
- 2 bunches green kale, leaves chopped
- 5–6 clementine/mandarin oranges, peeled & sectioned
- 1/3 cup pomegranate arils
- 1/4 cup pepitas
- 1 lemon (for massaging kale)
- Olive oil (for massaging kale)
Honey-Lemon Vinaigrette:
- 4 lemons, juiced
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 2 tbsp + 2 tsp honey
- Cracked black pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Toast the pepitas: Preheat oven to 375°F. Toast pepitas on a lined baking pan for 5-6 minutes until golden. Cool.
- Make the vinaigrette: Whisk lemon juice, honey, olive oil, and pepper. Refrigerate.
- Massage the kale: Remove stems, chop kale, massage with oil and lemon.
- Prepare ingredients: Section oranges, de-seed pomegranate.
- Toss: Combine kale, fruits, vinaigrette. Toss well.
- Serve: Garnish with pepitas before serving.
Notes
- Ingredient amounts are adjustable to taste.
- Recommended brands for clementines: ‘Cuties’ or ‘Halos’.
- Extra Light Olive Oil is suggested for the vinaigrette.
- Vinaigrette recipe can be easily adjusted for quantity.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Category: Salad
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 245 kcal
- Sugar: 16g
- Sodium: 80mg
- Fat: 14g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 28g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
