EASY KALE SALAD

 This salad involves massaging the kale with lemon juice and salt, which helps to make the kale easier to digest and gives it a softer texture. If you leave it in the fridge for a couple of hours, the flavours will meld together and the kale will be very soft.

 The salad provides a good source of vitamin C, calcium, magnesium, vitamin K, carotenoids and other antioxidants. The raw garlic is an essential component as it can kill bacteria plus it is a prebiotic, which means that it feeds the beneficial bacteria in our guts.

 Serves 2

INGREDIENTS
 
 50 g raw kale, washed and stripped from stalks
 
 1 pinch Himalayan pink salt (or other unprocessed salt)
 
 1 dessertspoon lemon juice
 
 1 dessertspoon extra virgin oil

1-2 tbsp feta cheese (optional)
 
 ½ pear, sliced
 
 1 grated carrot (optional)
 
 ½ clove garlic
 
 ½ avocado, cut into large pieces
 
 1 handful walnuts, cut into large pieces
 
 2 tbsp feta

METHOD
 
 ⦁ Place kale in a large bowl with salt and lemon juice.
 
 ⦁ Massage for around 5 minutes until kale starts to soften and shrink down.
 
 ⦁ Add crushed garlic, pear, walnuts, carrot, oil and feta (if you are using).
 
 ⦁ Stir until well combined.
 
 ⦁ Add avocado and feta and stir through gently.

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