Name: Kale Salad with a Spicy Peanut Dressing
Prep time: 2017-06-22T00:00:00+00:00
Total time: 2017-06-22T00:00:00+00:00
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 3-4 large bunches kale; 1/2 red onion, chopped; 1 cup natural peanut butter; 2 cloves of garlic, chopped; 3/4 – 1 Tablespoon fresh ginger, chopped; 1/4 cup rice vinegar; 1/4 cup tamari; 1/4 cup brown rice syrup or honey; 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper; 1/4 teaspoon sea salt; 2-3 ounces hot water (plus more if needed)

Tender kale with a rich and spicy peanut dressing and chopped red onion! This salad is packed with umami flavor and a fabulous side dish for almost any meal.

Ever since visiting M Café in Los Angeles over five years ago I have been obsessed. <— Why does California have all the delicious, healthy restaurants?!? I’m having withdrawals… I need to plan another visit!

I loved everything I tried at M Café but was particularly keen on their kale salad with spicy peanut dressing. The peanut dressing they use is seriously amazing! After returning home from LA I was determined to recreate the salad. I found out the ingredients via a cooking video (which has since been taken down) and shared the recipe as a guest post on Gina’s blog and here on EBF. <— If you’ve been reading EBF or The Fitnesssita for a while you may remember those posts. 😉

Anyhow, just recently I remade the salad and was quickly reminded how much I love it! I updated the recipe a bit, took new photos and figured I would re-share it for all my new readers or those who may have missed it the first time around.

If you love peanut sauce and are looking for a new kale salad to try, look no further. You will adore this salad!

Blanching the kale tenderizes the leaves which makes the kale easier to chew and digest. The spicy peanut dressing with fresh ginger and garlic gives the salad an umami-rich flavor.

Kale Salad with a Spicy Peanut Dressing

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Nutrition Facts
Serving Size	1 cup
Amount Per Serving
Calories 379 Calories from fat 212
Total Fat 24g	37%
Saturated Fat 5g	25%
Transfat 0
Sodium 727	30%
Carbohydrate 33g	11%
Dietary Fiber 8g	32%
Sugars 16g
Protein 17g

Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs:

	Calories	2000
Total Fat	Less than	65g
Sat Fat	Less than	25g
Cholesterol	Less than	300mg
Sodium	Less than	2,400mg
Total Carbohydrate		300g
Dietary Fiber		25g

Serves 6 adjust servings

Ingredients

3-4 large bunches kale
1/2 red onion, chopped

Spicy Peanut Dressing

1 cup natural peanut butter
2 cloves of garlic, chopped
3/4 – 1 Tablespoon fresh ginger, chopped
1/4 cup rice vinegar
1/4 cup tamari
1/4 cup brown rice syrup or honey
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/4 teaspoon sea salt
2-3 ounces hot water (plus more if needed)

Instructions

Wash kale well. Remove large, tough stems and cut or break large leaves into pieces.
Blanch in boiling water for about 2-3 minutes. Transfer the kale with a slotted spoon to a bowl full of ice water to cool it immediately.
Drain well and squeeze out all the liquid with your hands.
Place the dressing ingredients (except the hot water) into a high-powered blender and blend until the mixture becomes smooth. Add water to thin sauce.
Drizzle about half the dressing on top of the kale and mix the two together. Add more dressing until kale looks coated. You'll probably have dressing leftover (read notes for ideas of what to do with it).
Garnish kale salad with chopped red onions and serve.

by Brittany Mullins

Recipe Notes

Store the leftover dressing in the fridge and reuse it later. I’ve added water and re-blended it to use on regular salads or as a veggie sauce. It works nicely on other vegetables besides kale and it will keep for 2-3 weeks in the fridge.

Inspired by M Café.

Nutrition Facts
Serving Size	1 cup
Amount Per Serving
Calories 379 Calories from fat 212
Total Fat 24g	37%
Saturated Fat 5g	25%
Transfat 0
Sodium 727	30%
Carbohydrate 33g	11%
Dietary Fiber 8g	32%
Sugars 16g
Protein 17g

Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs:

	Calories	2000
Total Fat	Less than	65g
Sat Fat	Less than	25g
Cholesterol	Less than	300mg
Sodium	Less than	2,400mg
Total Carbohydrate		300g
Dietary Fiber		25g

I hope you all enjoy this kale salad as much as we do! Happy Wednesday.

Comments

Sydney | Modern Granola says
August 19, 2015 at 11:47 am

This sounds incredible! When making a salad, it’s really all about the dressing when get real about it. And this dressing sounds amazing. I’ve never heard of blanching kale leaves before eating them in salad form, but I’d imagine that would make for a very tender and tasty bowl. Thanks for the tip and delicious sounding recipe!
xx Sydney
Erin @ Her Heartland Soul says
August 19, 2015 at 12:13 pm

I’m craving a visit to California too! This salad sounds incredible!
- Brittany Mullins says
  August 20, 2015 at 12:04 am
  
  Thanks lady!
Prof. Iron says
August 19, 2015 at 5:00 pm

I can’t wait to try this. We have a local restaurant that has a kale salad with peanut dressing and it is one of my favorites! I’ve been trying to recreate it for sometime now. This dressing might be it.
F.Y.I. the salad at the restaurant also has lemon zest, dried cherries, and pumpkin seeds but the rest sounds very similar.
- Brittany Mullins says
  August 20, 2015 at 12:04 am
  
  Yum! I bet dried cherries and pumpkin seeds would be great additions.
Blair Lonergan says
August 19, 2015 at 8:53 pm

This sounds INCREDIBLE!! Pinned and can’t wait to try it. 🙂
sprint2thetable says
August 20, 2015 at 12:50 pm

This looks so delicious! I am with you on the California food. It’s all so delicious I can’t try everything fast enough!
- Brittany Mullins says
  August 24, 2015 at 1:54 pm
  
  I know!! I would be in seventh heaven if I lived there.
Sherrie says
August 24, 2015 at 6:47 pm

I love a kale salad with ample dressing, this little diddy looks PERFECT, xx!
- Brittany Mullins says
  August 25, 2015 at 10:48 am
  
  Thanks lady!
Jena @fuelingafitfam says
November 17, 2015 at 11:18 pm

I love peanut sauce on anything! This salad looks so easy, delicious, and flavorful! It reminds me of the new Kale salad at Chikfila! (Yes, guilty! What can I say the kids love it!) But now I am excited to have my own version to make!
- Brittany Mullins says
  November 17, 2015 at 11:29 pm
  
  What? Chickfila has a kale salad now?!
Lori Swepson says
June 21, 2017 at 4:34 pm

I’m just wondering about the caloric content, is it correct?

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Kale Salad with Spicy Peanut Dressing