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Overhead view of a bowl of sunflower crunch salad with a jar of SunButter sunflower seed butter.
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5 from 19 votes

Sunflower Crunch Salad

This sunflower crunch salad combines crunchy cabbage with kale, broccoli and chickpeas all tossed with a creamy SunButter dressing.
Prep Time20 minutes
Total Time20 minutes
Course: Salad
Cuisine: Thai
Keyword: sunflower crunch salad
Servings: 6

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 1 bunch of curly green kale chopped (about 3-4 cups)
  • 2 cups red cabbage chopped
  • 2 cups green cabbage chopped
  • 1 cup shredded carrots
  • 1 cup chopped broccoli
  • ¼ cup chopped cilantro
  • 2-3 green onions sliced
  • 1 15 oz can chickpeas rinsed and drained
  • ½ cup roasted sunflower seeds
  • ½ cup dried cranberries

Dressing

  • cup SunButter
  • 2 Tablespoons fresh lemon juice
  • 2 Tablespoons low-sodium tamari or soy sauce
  • 1 Tablespoon maple syrup
  • 1 Tablespoon toasted sesame oil
  • 1 teaspoon sambal oelek or sriracha
  • 1 inch knob fresh ginger peeled
  • 1-2 cloves garlic
  • 3 Tablespoons water as needed to thin

Instructions

  • Blend all ingredients together in a high-speed blender.
  • Add kale, cabbage, carrots, broccoli, cilantro, green onions, chickpeas and dried cranberries into a large bowl. Toss to combine. Add sunflower seeds and top with dressing. Mix until all ingredients are well coated.
    Sunflower crunch salad ingredients mixed together.

Nutrition

Serving: 1/6 salad with dressing | Calories: 414kcal | Carbohydrates: 57g | Protein: 14g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Sodium: 364mg | Potassium: 912mg | Fiber: 12g | Sugar: 21g