Easy Kale Salad with a Lemon-Garlic Vinaigrette
This Easy Kale Salad with a Lemon Garlic Vinaigrette is summer in a bowl. It has fresh crunchy cucumbers, yellow bell peppers, tangy marinated olives, and tender kale leaves tossed in a lemon garlic vinaigrette. It is the perfect summer side salad or a filling lunch with toasted bread.

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A Summer Kale Salad is a great way to use up and enjoy all the wonderful produce that is in abundance during this time.
Love kale salads? Check out this Kale Crunch Salad next!
Key Ingredients in Summer Kale Salad
Kale – Kale is a green leafy vegetable that people either hate or love. One way you can improve the texture of the kale is by tenderizing it. You can tenderize your kale by massaging it with either salt or your favorite salad dressing for a few minutes before adding in the rest of the ingredients.
Summer vegetables – Chopped tomatoes, sliced red onion, and chopped red or yellow bell peppers.
Marinated olives – A mix of green and black olives marinated in olive oil and herbs adds a delicious salty brininess that is so good paired with the kale and other vegetables.
Lemon Garlic Vinaigrette – It’s made with extra virgin olive oil, freshly squeezed lemon juice, minced garlic and salt and pepper. You can add ing fresh or dried herbs or Dijon mustard.
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How to Make Kale Salad with a Lemon Garlic Vinaigrette
Step one. Start by rinsing the kale and removing the leaves from the stems. The stems can be eaten but they are pretty fibrous. Roughly chop the kale leaves.
Step two. In a large mixing bowl massage the chopped kale with salt for 2 – 3 minutes. This will make the kale leaves more tender.
Step three. Next, chop all your vegetables and marinated olives. Then add them to the kale.
Step four. Finely chop or use a Microplane grate your garlic clove. Add the garlic, lemon juice, and olive oil to your kale.
Step five. Toss everything together. Taste and adjust for seasoning, is necessary. Enjoy as a summer side salad or with buttery toast.
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Summer Kale Salad with a Lemon-Garlic Vinaigrette
Equipment
Ingredients
Kale Salad
- 4 cups washed kale 1 small bunch, chopped
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup cucumber chopped
- 1 tomato chopped
- Few slices of a red onion
- ½ cup yellow bell pepper chopped
- ¼ cup marinated olives chopped
Lemon Garlic Vinaigrette
- 1 large garlic clove minced
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
Kale Salad
- Rinse the kale, and remove the leaves from the stems. Roughly chop up the kale, then massage the kale with the salt to help tenderize the leaves.
- Add the chopped cucumber, tomato, red onions, yellow bell pepper, and marinated olives to the kale.
Lemon Garlic vinaigrette
- Mince or grate the garlic, then add it and the lemon juice and olive oil to the kale.
- Mix together. Taste and adjust the seasoning, if necessary. Enjoy!
Notes
Nutrition
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