Kale Salad With Avocado And Grapefruit

Ok, let’s be upfront: I was an honest believer of kale salads just being another one of these crazy American obsessions that people took way out of proportion. For a long time, I just never got it and was not even interested in getting it. Then a friend of mine shared a recipe for kale with me and… oh bliss! I absolutely loved it. So much that each autumn I now get super excited when I finally see kale in the shops again. It’s about time I shared some of my current obsession with you, a combo of grapefruit and avocado combined with a bit of a crunch of hemp seeds amidst shredded kale. Heaven! Maybe the Americans are not so crazy after all?!

Kale Salad with Acovado and Grapefruit

• Servings: 1
• Time: 20 mins
• Difficulty: easy
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Dairy-free, gluten-free, nut-free, vegan.

The avocado makes sure you get extra healthy fat into the meal which helps to keep you fuller for longer. The grapefruit brings in Vitamin C which helps the adsorption of the iron in kale.

To shred the kale, I found it easiest to use a small food processor. It can be quite tough, so it is important to get it in really quite small pieces so that it tenderizes when you massage it.

Ingredients

• 2-3 large leaves of kale, washed and inner rib removed
• 1 grapefruit, peeled and filleted
• 1 small avocado, core removed and chopped into small pieces
• 1-2 tbsp hemp seeds
• 2-3 tbsp olive oil
• Juice of half a large lemon
• Natural salt and pepper (optional)

Directions

1. Finely chop the kale (I usually use a S blade in a small food processor – like the ones’ you use to chop onions) and add to a large bowl.
2. Mix the olive oil and lemon juice together, then pour over the kale and massage the kale for 1 -2 minutes with your hands to tenderize it.
3. Add the avocado, the hemp seeds and the grapefruit pieces to the kale, mix it all up and enjoy!