Description
Make your salads more filling and satisfying! This massaged kale salad with chili lime dressing is a perfect example of the right balance of ingredients and flavor that will make you forget all of those boring salads in the past.
Ingredients
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Chili Lime Tahini Dressing
- 2 tbsp tahini
- 1/2 tsp chili lime seasoning
- 2 tsp maple syrup
- Juice of 1 lime
- 1/2 tbsp nutritional yeast
- 2–3 tbsp water
Garlic Chili Tempeh and Potatoes
- 1/2 block tempeh
- 1 small roasted potato
- 1 tbsp gluten free soy sauce
- 2 tsp garlic chili sauce
- 2 tsp maple syrup
Massaged Kale Salad with Chili Lime Dressing
- 5 stems kale, rinsed and dried
- 1/2 cucumber, diced
- 5–8 cherry tomatoes, diced
- 5 sprigs cilantro, minced
- 2 tbsp chili lime dressing
- Roasted Garlic Chili Tempeh and Potatoes
Instructions
Chili Lime Tahini Dressing
- In a bowl, combine all ingredients and whisk together until smooth. Add additional water in small amounts if you want your dressing to be slightly thinner.
- Set dressing aside.
Tempeh and Potatoes
- Set oven to 400F. Dice tempeh and potato into cubes.
- In a bowl, combine soy sauce, chili garlic sauce, and maple syrup. Toss tempeh and potatoes in sauce and place on a baking sheet.
- Place baking sheet in oven and bake for 20 minutes. Set ingredients aside as you assemble salad.
Salad Assembly
- De-stem kale and break up into smaller pieces with hands into a medium sized bowl.
- Add 2 spoonfuls of dressing to kale. Using hands, rub dressing into kale. Keep massaging the kale until the leaves start to turn a bright green, shrink in volume and soften.
- Add in diced minced cilantro, vegetables, tempeh and potatoes and toss together.
- Place combined salad in a bowl and top with extra dressing. Feel free to add more toppings or ingredients based on preference.
Notes
- I use tahini quite a lot. If you’d like a discount for some tahini, I am in love with the tahini from Soom Foods. Use this link for 10% off your order.
- You can swap tempeh for chickpeas or tofu in this recipe.
- If you don’t have chili lime seasoning, you can make your own! Just combine 1/4 tsp chili powder, the zest of one lime, pinch of sugar, pinch of salt, and 1/4 tsp garlic powder.