Copycat Chick Fil A Kale Salad
Make your own version of the popular 10 minute Chick Fil A kale salad recipe, aka superfood salad at home. It's easy, flavorful, and there are endless simple toppings that taste so delicious!
Servings 1 person
Equipment
- 1 small mixing bowl
- 1 small whisk/fork
- cutting board
- knife
- serving bowl
Ingredients
Salad
- 2-3 stalks kale to make 1 heaping cup chopped, massaged kale
- ½ cup chopped broccoli cut into bite sized pieces
- 1-2 Tablespoons dried cherries
- 1-2 Tablespoons chopped salted cashews
Dressing
- ½ teaspoon lemon zest
- 1 ½ teaspoon lemon juice
- 1 Tablespoon Extra virgin olive oil
- 1 Tablespoon Maple syrup
- 2 teaspoons apple cider vinegar
- ½ teaspoon Dijon mustard
- Pinch of salt
- Freshly ground black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Wash, and then remove kale leaves from 2-3 stalks. To remove leaves: hold bottom of stalk with one hand, and then place other hand above that hand, creating a ring around stalk. Run hand up stalk, gently sliding leaves off of the stalk.
- Grab all leaves and rub between hands until softened. Chop into bite sized pieces. Add to serving bowl or another bowl that's big enough to toss salad in.
- Chop broccoli into bite sized pieces to make ½ cup. Add to kale.
- Make dressing by zesting ½ teaspoon of lemon zest into a small mixing bowl. Add 1 ½ teaspoon of lemon juice from that lemon to zest. Then add 1 Tablespoon maple syrup, 1 Tablespoon olive oil, 2 teaspoons apple cider vinegar, ½ teaspoon Dijon mustard, and salt/pepper to taste. Whisk together.
- Pour dressing over salad ingredients about 10-15 minutes before eating. Toss. Right before eating, add 1-2 Tablespoons dried cherries and 1-2 Tablespoons chopped salted cashews.
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Notes
- Prep the Chick Fil A kale salad recipe ahead of time, just make the dressing and chop the vegetables, but don't massage kale it until you're ready to eat it; store vegetables and dressing in air tight containers.
- Substitute dried cherries for dried cranberries.
- Substitute salted cashews for walnuts, pecans, or almonds.
- Other great add-ins: grated parmesan cheese, sunflower seeds, thin cucumber slices, dried cranberries.