Green Crunch Salad with EVOO Homemade Dressing
Description
Crunchy salads offer various benefits besides just tasting delicious. The crisp texture provides a satisfying eating experience, while the high-water content of many greens helps keep you hydrated. Additionally, the act of chewing crunchy vegetables can promote better digestion and may contribute to a feeling of fullness, making this salad a healthy and enjoyable choice.
When you pair with this homemade dressing made with extra virgin olive oil, it elevates the salad even more by providing a rich, healthier and smooth dressing. Its monounsaturated fats not only enhance the taste but also offer health benefits, such as supporting heart health. This salad came together super quick and will for sure be added to our “salads don’t have to be boring” list. It also is one of the few salads that will hold and is also great the next day and won’t get soggy!
Dressing Ingredients
Salad Ingredients
Instructions
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Make the dressing. Mix the oil, balsamic vinegar, cumin and salt and pepper all together and set aside.
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Prepare all your ingredients for assembly.
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Add the kale, green cabbage, cucumbers, celery, apples, pistachios and pumpkin seeds all together in a bowl or large platter. Pour over your homemade dressing and toss all together. Serve right away.
Nutrition Facts
Servings 9
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories 395kcal
- % Daily Value *
- Total Fat 19g30%
- Saturated Fat 1g5%
- Cholesterol 93mg31%
- Sodium 1042mg44%
- Potassium 1049mg30%
- Total Carbohydrate 15g5%
- Dietary Fiber 4g16%
- Sugars 10g
- Protein 37g74%
- Vitamin A 217 IU
- Vitamin C 5 mg
- Calcium 920 mg
- Iron 1 mg
- Vitamin E 28 IU
- Vitamin K 6 mcg
- Vitamin B6 1 mg
- Vitamin B12 5 mcg
- Phosphorus 357 mg
- Magnesium 2.5 mg
- Zinc 1000 mg
- Copper 0.45 mg
- Manganese 0.12 mg
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Note
Time Saving Tip: I buy my kale and cabbage already chopped and prepared to save myself some time and I also buy my pistachios already deshelled and my seeds already roasted.
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Hi! I'm Chelsea,
I'm a food lover, health enthusiast, author, Pilates teacher and studio owner. I love to teach and manifest a deep love for Pilates and health and enjoy nothing more than helping others make their bodies become healthy and strong. My goal is to create simple, nutritious recipes that are easy to throw together using all the good stuff, but without sacrificing taste or the pleasure of eating, because life is all about finding balance, and nothing beats the satisfaction of eating something that tastes good which just also happens to be good for you!
Enjoy!
