Sweet & Savory Kale Salad with Creamy Avocado and Crunchy Almonds
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Serves: 1
 
Ingredients
  • For Salad:
  • 1-1/2 cups kale or spinach, chopped
  • 2 Eggland's Best hard-cooked eggs (we work with Eggland's Best because they are the only egg with 4X more vitamin D than other eggs and double the omegas) OR
  • 3 oz grilled chicken breast
  • ⅓ cup quinoa, cooked
  • ½ small apple, diced
  • 2 tablespoons fresh blueberries
  • 2 tablespoons mandarin oranges, peaches or grapefruit
  • 2 tablespoons carrots, chopped or shredded
  • ½ cup thinly sliced cucumber
  • 2 teaspoons slivered almonds, chopped
  • 3 tablespoons avocado, cubed (can be subbed for ¼ cup green peas or chick peas)
  • 1 serving Lemon Vinaigrette (See below)
  • Lemon Vinaigrette
  • (makes 1 serving)
  • INGREDIENTS:
  • 1 teaspoon olive oil
  • 1-1/2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • ½ tablespoons fruit-flavored vinegar
  • ½ teaspoon sugar
  • ¼ garlic clove, minced
  • ¼ teaspoon Dijon mustard
  • ½ teaspoon black pepper
  • Salt to taste
Instructions
  1. Simply start by adding the dressing to the bottom of the jar. From there layer the ingredients starting with the least absorbent and heaviest items (like chicken) and then carrots, etc. and add the lightest, most absorbent ingredients like kale at the top. From there, simply shake the jar when you are ready to eat! So easy and so delish! Enjoy!
Notes
Nutrition Facts per serving (with chicken breast): 406 Calories, 35 g carbohydrate, 15 g fat, 2 g saturated fat, 32 g protein, 148 mg sodium, 7 g fiber
Nutrition Information
Serving size: 1 Salad Calories: 384 Fat: 20 g Saturated fat: 3 g Carbohydrates: 35 g Sodium: 215 mg Fiber: 7 g Protein: 19 g
Recipe by Nutrition Twins at https://www.nutritiontwins.com/sweet-savory-kale-salad-with-creamy-avocado-and-crunchy-almonds/