Homemade Kale Crunch Salad (Chick-Fil-A)
This kale crunch salad with toasted almonds, feta and apples will convert any kale hater. It's the best homemade version of the Chick-fil-a kale salad!
Servings: 6
Ingredients
Kale salad:
- 6 cups curly kale thinly sliced (about 1 large bunch)
- 2 tablespoon olive oil divided
- 2 cups green cabbage thinly sliced (about ½ of a medium head of cabbage)
- 1 cup almonds
- ½ teaspoon salt
Optional:
- 1 cup feta cheese crumbled
- 2 apples diced
- blueberries
Dijon apple cider vinaigrette:
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 3.5 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- 2.5 tablespoon maple syrup
- 1.5 tablespoon dijon mustard
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, add kale and drizzle with 1 tablespoon of olive oil. Use your hands to massage the oil into the kale. Continue until kale is soft and tender (about 3-4 minutes). Add cabbage to the bowl and set aside.
- In a small pan over medium heat, add 1 tablespoon of olive oil. Once hot, add almonds and salt. Allow the almonds to toast, stirring frequently for about 3-5 minutes. Once almonds are cool, use a sharp knife to chop them up into small pieces.
- Top kale and cabbage with almonds, feta cheese and diced apples (if using).
- Combine all vinaigrette ingredients in a mason jar or container with a lid. Close the lid and shake to combine. Adjust spices to meet desired taste preferences!
- Drizzle with vinaigrette and toss to combine.
Notes
For an easier option: green cabbage can be replaced with an equal amount of coleslaw mix or kale-slaw mix!
*I have included an estimation of the nutrition information for this recipe below. However, always remember a recipe is so much more than just nutritional content and these numbers do not need to dictate your food choices. Please don't forget that both your body and soul need nourishment! The owner of this website is not liable for this estimation.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cup | Calories: 408kcal | Carbohydrates: 24g | Protein: 11g | Fat: 32g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 19g | Trans Fat: 0.003g | Cholesterol: 22mg | Sodium: 742mg | Potassium: 556mg | Fiber: 8g | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin A: 6857IU | Vitamin C: 74mg | Calcium: 381mg | Iron: 2mg
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