Healthy Apple and Kale Salad

This healthy salad with no added sugar or salt combines kale, apples, and pomegranate with a simple olive oil and lemon juice dressing.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Total Time: 15 mins
• Calories: 257 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• ground black pepper to taste
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme
• 1 pinch crushed red pepper flakes
• 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 shallot, thinly sliced
• Dressing:
• 1 pomegranate, seeds only
• 10 ounces kale, shredded
• 2 Honeycrisp apples, thinly sliced

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Massage kale with your hands until leaves have softened, about 2 minutes. Place in a large bowl. Add apples, pomegranate seeds, and cinnamon.

Step 2

Stir together olive oil, lemon juice, shallot, thyme, pepper, and red pepper flakes in a small bowl. Pour dressing over kale salad and toss to combine.