Spring Kale Salad with Walnuts

Serves 4 
Prep time 10 minutes

Ingredients:

• 1 large bunch of kale, stemless
• 1/4 a cup of walnuts, toasted
• 4 tablespoons of hemp hearts
• 4 tablespoons of pomegranate seeds

Vegan Caesar dressing:

• 1/4 cup of chickpeas
• 2 tablespoon of grass-fed parmesan *for vegan option use Violife vegan parmesan
• 1 teaspoon of mustard
• 3 tablespoons of lemon juice
• 2 teaspoons of capers
• 1/2 teaspoon of garlic powder
• 1 tablespoons of maple syrup
• 2 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil
• Salt and Coarse pepper, to taste

Instructions:

1. Slice kale and place in a large mixing bowl
2. Add salt and massage until more tender
3. Add walnuts, pomegranate and hemp hearts
4. Dress and mix well 
   

Dressing:

1. Put everything in a blender and blend until smooth. If you need to thin it, slowly add hot water until desired consistency is achieved

Recipes created for SWW® By Karly Siciliano