Winter Rainbow Kale Salad

If you thought salads were just for summer, this winter rainbow salad will surely change your mind. Packed with all the colors and flavor of fresh winter produce, this winter rainbow salad is bright, colorful, and tastes great while supporting your health. 

Winter rainbow salad is full of bright flavors, easy to make, and keeps well in the fridge. Topped with an easy orange vinaigrette for a light, citrus dressing. Serve winter rainbow salad as a side dish or top with protein for a healthy lunch or dinner. It is vegan, gluten-free, and paleo-friendly for everyone to enjoy! You can make this healthy and colorful kale salad come together even easier by buying pre-shredded veggies. 

• Easily make a meal out of it by topping it with protein
• Full of bright colors
• Refrigerates well
• Easy-to-make
• Vegan, gluten-free, and paleo-friendly

• Kale:  the base of this salad; it’s filled with vitamins and aids in digestion
• Red cabbage: builds and maintains healthy bones through vitamin K, calcium, magnesium, and zinc
• Carrots: lots of fiber which helps stabilize blood sugar levels
• Pomegranate seeds: help to reduce inflammation and are filled with fiber, vitamin C, and vitamin K
• Mandarin oranges or clementines: boost immunity and are a good source of fiber and vitamin C
• Walnuts: a heart-healthy fat that helps to balance blood sugar and adds a little crunch

• Reduce the prep time by buying bags of pre-shredded carrots, cabbage, and kale
• Swap walnuts with another nut or seed
• Enjoy as a side dish or add a protein for a complete healthy meal 

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Winter Rainbow Kale Salad

If you thought salads were just for summer, this winter rainbow salad will surely change your mind. Packed with all the colors and flavor of fresh winter produce, this winter rainbow salad is bright, colorful, and tastes great while supporting your health. 

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Course Main Course, Salad, Side Dish

Ingredients

  

Salad:

• 2 bunches of chopped lacinato kale
• 1/4 head chopped purple cabbage
• 1 cup shredded carrots
• 3/4 cup pomegranate seeds
• 2 peeled oranges or clementines
• 1/3 cup chopped walnuts

Orange Vinaigrette Dressing:

• 1/4 cup of juice squeezed from an orange
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1 tbsp maple syrup
• 2 tsp djion mustard

Instructions

 

• Chop kale and cabbage.
• Whisk together the orange vinaigrette dressing
• In a large bowl add kale and dressing then massage the kale with hands for a minute
• Add the cabbage, carrots, pomegranate seeds, walnuts, peeled oranges and walnuts
• Toss to combine and enjoy

Notes

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Keyword gluten-free, kale, orange, paleo-friendly, rainbow salad, vegan

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