Kale Salad with Pomegranate, Sunflower Seeds and Sliced Almonds

Rating: 4.53 stars
15 Ratings
  • 5 star values: 9
  • 4 star values: 5
  • 3 star values: 1
  • 2 star values: 0
  • 1 star values: 0

A zesty combination of raw pomegranate and tender fresh kale makes a surprisingly great winter salad! By adding sliced or slivered almonds and sunflower seeds, you get a tasty crunch!

By calabash0420

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prep:
20 mins
total:
20 mins
Servings:
6
Yield:
6 servings
Nutrition Info
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Ingredients

6
Original recipe yields 6 servings
The ingredient list now reflects the servings specified

Directions

  • Wash and shake off extra water from the kale. Remove the center ribs and stems; discard. Chop the leaves until fine but still a little leafy.

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  • Combine the chopped kale, pomegranate seeds, sunflower seeds, and sliced almonds in a large bowl; toss to combine. Drizzle the rice vinegar, balsamic vinegar, and olive oil over the kale mixture while continuing to toss. Season with salt to serve.

Cook's Note:

Some great add-in options are: Parmesan cheese, currants or raisins, dill, chopped bacon, diced Kalamata olives, chopped green onion, chives, cubed apple, lemon juice, or orange zest. Serves well by itself or with crackers, toasted pitas, sandwich wraps (in place of lettuce), or tuna salad.

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:
176 calories; protein 3.4g; carbohydrates 17.3g; fat 11.4g; sodium 268.5mg. Full Nutrition
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Anitadestino
Rating: 5 stars
08/01/2011
This is a great dish. Easy simple and wonderful! Read More
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CARB101
Rating: 3 stars
04/17/2012
I liked the textures and flavors but the dressing to was too strong and too plentiful. I'll try it again with a more mellow bottled dressing. Read More
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15 Ratings
  • 5 star values: 9
  • 4 star values: 5
  • 3 star values: 1
  • 2 star values: 0
  • 1 star values: 0
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Anitadestino
Rating: 5 stars
07/31/2011
This is a great dish. Easy simple and wonderful! Read More
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(21)
kmama
Rating: 4 stars
10/08/2011
I love this salad! I love fresh kale! This salad has a nice bite and looks pretty in the serving bowl. The only reason i dont give it a five is because my family thought the vinegar was too much. Read More
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Momi
Rating: 5 stars
01/22/2012
I love this salad! I love kale and this is a great recipe for enjoying it raw. The dressing is very tasty. I used a mix of organic baby kales easy to prepare because I only had to open the bag. Seeding the pomegranate does take some time but you can by the seeds in a package so that could make prep faster. Very easy recipe very healthy and very delicious! Thank You! Read More
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Tali Stevens
Rating: 4 stars
01/06/2012
Personally instead of vinegar my family uses freshly squeezed lemons! So good! Read More
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Renae Heineck
Rating: 5 stars
05/05/2013
Poms. were not available in my local store so I substitued fresh mozarella cheese diced. Only used 3 Tbs of each vinegar based on other reviews and mixed olive oil and grapesedd oil. Yummy! Read More
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Ann Maksymiw
Rating: 5 stars
08/22/2012
I thought kale would be bitter but it isn't. Very fresh salad with a great texture and flavour. Very good if you are dieting. Read More
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CARB101
Rating: 3 stars
04/16/2012
I liked the textures and flavors but the dressing to was too strong and too plentiful. I'll try it again with a more mellow bottled dressing. Read More
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LA ESPOSA
Rating: 4 stars
11/21/2014
I tried this recipe tonight with the modification of 1 less Tablespoon of each type of vinegar. Still it was a little too much vinegar. Next time I will make it with 3 Tab. rice vinegar and 3 Tab. balsamic. Other than too much vinegar (and I love vinegar) this salad was very tasty and looked appealing too. I added some chopped avocado to mine which went very well. Read More
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Snert3
Rating: 4 stars
02/11/2014
Suggest putting the dressing on and letting it sit for an hour or two before serving. The salad was much better the next day. Read More
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