Enjoy all the benefits of a restaurant superfood salad at home. This awesome kale salad recipe features a healthy dose of kale, broccoli, berries and seeds.Ready in about 20 minutes, it will power your day!
This post originally published April 2014. Now updated with all new tips, FAQs and photos.
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Looking for a delicious and healthy salad? Check out our copycat chik fil a superfood salad! We love how the textures and crunchiness sets this salad apart! Most of the ingredients can be found in your local grocery already chopped and prepared. This helps the salad come together in a snap- perfect for a quick lunch or snack.
What are superfoods
Superfood is a buzz word that really just means food that are ultra-nutritious. These food are rich in compounds that promote health such as antioxidants, fiber or healthy fats. Many of the superfood fruits and veggies are dark in color. Think berries, dark leafy greens, nuts, seeds, garlic, olive oil...
The term superfoods is really more of a marketing term because all fruits and veggies contain beneficial compounds for health to some degree.
Lets look closer at some of the "superfood" included in this salad.
- Kale- a nutrition superstar load with vitamins and minerals including vitamins A, K, B6, C, calcium, potassium.
- Broccoli- high fiber and cancer prevention are just a few of the benefits of this veggies. Eating raw broccoli offers higher nutrient levels than cooked.
- Onions- Onions are high in Vitamin C, B6, Manganese and like so many other veggies it contains cancer prevention compounds.
- Berries- contain cancer fighting antioxidants, high in fiber and fight inflammation.
Why this recipe works:
We love this salad for so many reasons:
- Many of the veggies can be picked up at the grocery already chopped or diced and ready to go straight into the salad with little or no prep.
- We include berries and seeds for interesting texture and flavor.
- Included are instructions for massaging the kale with some lemon juice or olive oil which helps soften it and improves the texture.
- Ready in about 20 minutes!
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The main ingredients...
- Kale - choose fresh bunches of kale or fresh bagged.
- Broccoli slaw- this is a bagged salad containing julienned broccoli and is most often found in the produce area of grocery near the salad dressings.
- Carrots, broccoli and onions- choose pre-chopped or chop them yourself.
- Berries- we are using dried cranberries and goji berries- adjust these if needed to your own preferences or what you have available at your local store. Other ideas include dried berries, raisins, etc.
- Dressing Ingredients-olive oil, vinegar, seasonings and honey. These are common ingredients probably already in your pantry.
Expert Tips
This salad is so easy to make there aren't very many expert tips you will need!
- Just be sure to "massage" the kale- it really makes a big difference in the texture of the salad. Simply strip the kale from the stems, wash and dry well then add a little dressing or lemon juice and use your fingertips to massage the kale a few minutes. Then tear into smaller pieces.
- If time saving tips are important, be sure to look for pre-prepped veggies at your store.
- Make this salad ahead if desired and store in refrigerator.
Frequently asked questions
Raw kale is loaded with vitamins and minerals. These are diminished slightly when cooked but still an excellent choice.
Massaging kale helps to tenderize its rough texture to make it easier to chew and enjoy in your salad. Sometimes the leaf stems may be bitter so just strip the leaves off the stems.
Once you prep your kale, you can store it in the fridge 3-4 days.
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Recipe
Superfood Salad
Ingredients
- 1 bunch kale chopped
- 6 ounce broccoli slaw bagged -find in the produce dept
- 5 ounce carrots julienned
- 2 heads broccoli chopped
- ¼ cup red onion diced
- ½ cup low sugar dried cranberries
- ⅓ cup goji berries
- ¼ cup sunflower seeds
- Dressing:
- ¼ cup olive oil
- ¼ cup pomegranate vinegar (or other flavor)
- 1 clove garlic minced
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon pepper
- 1 Tablespoon honey or maple syrup
Instructions
- Prepare dressing by combining all ingredients. Stir well.
- Place kale in a large bowl and add 2-3 Tablespoons dressing.
- With hands, massage and rub dressing into kale 2-3 minutes to soften texture of kale.
- Add all remaining ingredients to bowl then top with remaining dressing.
- Stir well.
Notes
Expert tips
- "Massage" the kale- it really makes a big difference in the texture of the salad. Simply strip the kale from the stems, wash and dry well then add a little dressing or lemon juice and use your fingertips to massage the kale a few minutes. Then tear into smaller pieces.
- If time saving tips are important, be sure to look for pre-prepped veggies at your store.
- Make this salad ahead if desired and store in refrigerator.
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Donna Lambe says
Broccoli slaw recipe would be handy 🤔
Charlotte says
Look for broccoli slaw in the produce area of your grocery store. It is usually near the packaged slaw and salad mixes. Thanks for visiting and hope you enjoy this recipe!