Vegan Superfood Salad. Calorie & saturated fat savings aside, trade up traditional ingredients for super foods like kale, sprouted grain croutons and tahini (sesame paste) for off-the-charts nutrition. This salad is an excellent source of Vitamins A & C, folate, calcium, iron, potassium, zinc & fiber.
Servings: 2 super salads Print Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 bunch green kale, stems removed & sliced thin
- 1 Slice Sprouted Grain Bread
- ¼ cup walnuts, chopped
Tahini Caesar Dressing:
- 6 Tablespoons warm water, or more to thin
- 6 Tablespoons tahini (sesame seed paste)
- 1 lemon, juiced (about 3 Tablespoons)
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoons ground flaxseed
- 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
- 1 clove garlic, minced
Directions
- Wash and cut kale very thin, set aside.
- Toast bread in toaster, then cut into ½ inch squares.
- In large bowl, whisk together dressing ingredients (water, tahini, lemon, mustard, flaxseed, sea salt, and garlic).
- Add kale, croutons, and walnuts to dressing and toss.
- Divide salad in half. Makes two servings.
- NOTES: Eat 1/2 the salad now and save the rest to eat within the next 2 days. PS: The kale stands up to the dressing so don’t have to worry about limp salad!
Nutritional Facts for Superfood Caesar Salad
3 cups kale, 1/2 sprouted grain toast, 3 TBSP dressing
2 super salads
Daily Value %*
20%
46%
7%
0%
12%
15%
32%
26%
0%
10%
19%
0%
* Daily Value % based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Katie says
Could I make a bigger batch of this Caesar dressing to keep handy? How long would it keep?
Dawn says
Yes! Great idea to make a bigger batch. Refrigerate extras in a sealed container (like a mason jar) for 7 days.
Dawn says
290 MG of sodium per serving. Is the sodium count only from the sea salt or do other ingredients have sodium too? I struggle with sodium above about 1500 MG per day and I gain several pounds of fluid from one day to the next.
Always looking for the lowest sodium options.
Dawn says
Hey there! Yes, the sodium mostly comes from the sea salt, but there’s a hint in the bread & mustard too. What’s so amazing is potassium from veggies balances sodium! So….when you are eating sodium with veggies like in this salad recipe, it won’t effect you as much! One of the best things you can do if you are sodium-sensitive is eat more POTASSIUM…VEGGIES!! xx