Sesame Soy Kale Salad

By Lee Funke

3/10/2019

This sesame kale salad is so flavorful and jam-packed with so many veggies and the most delicious sesame soy dressing.

One thing I love about Linley is that whatever we are eating for a meal, she always figures out how to have a side salad. We could be eating chicken tacos or some kind of Asian-insured dish , and she will find a way to serve it next to a delicious and yummy side salad. I’m not talking about boring iceberg lettuce side salad. She always classes them up somehow with a delicious dressing and crunchy add-ins.

This particular Asian Salad is our version of a flavorful side salad that you can serve next to any kind of Asian dish. It’s packed with hearty vegetables, massaged kale , sesame seeds, and the most delicious sesame soy dressing that you need to make ASAP.

What You Need

This kale salad is pretty much like a rainbow (minus the blue…because I can’t think of any blue veggies). It starts off with a big grass bowl of massaged kale salad . And then is topped with crunchy raw veggies, seeds, and aa sesame soy vinaigrette.

Ingredients

kale
purple cabbage
carrot
red pepper
cilantro
onion
sesame seeds

Sesame Soy Dressing

Once you’ve got all of your crunchies in place, it’s time to make that sesame soy dressing . We’ve found a super simple trick to really bring out the flavor in a vinaigrette dressing and it’s to saute your garlic in the olive oil so that the oil really infuses with flavor.

We did this same trick with our balsamic dressing and it’s to die for. Then, from there, you can add the rest of the ingredients together. Here’s what you need:

olive oil
sesame oil
minced garlic
salt
soy sauce
maple syrup
red pepper flakes
dijon mustard

Feel free to double or triple this Asian salad dressing recipe! It should stay good in your fridge all week.

Serving Suggestions

Once your salad is ready to go and you’ve got your dressing, you can toss it all together and serve it next to your favorite main meal. Need some inspiration? Here are some of our favs:

Honey Sriracha Salmon
Healthy Orange Chicken
Instant Pot Fried Rice
Orange Chicken Casserole

More Kale Salad Recipes

Best Kale Salad Recipes
Pomegranate and Pear Kale Salad
Crunchy Asian Kale Salad
Massaged Kale and Fennel Salad

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Asian Salad Dressing

▢ Get salad dressing recipe HERE .

Asian Kale Salad Recipe

▢ 4 cups shredded kale , packed
▢ 1 teaspoon olive oil
▢ 2 cups shredded purple cabbage
▢ 2 large carrots , peeled and grated
▢ 1 large red pepper , minced
▢ 1/4 cup cilantro , minced
▢ 1/2 cup onion , minced (any kind)
▢ 2 tablespoons sesame seeds

Instructions

Start off by making your Asian Salad Dressing. You can find the ingredients and instructions HERE .
Prepare Asian salad by placing kale into a large mixing bowl. Drizzle with 1 teaspoon of olive oil.
Massage the olive oil into the kale with your hands for 2-3 minutes or until kale is soft and broken down.
Add the rest of the kale salad ingredients to the bowl and mix.
Pour entire the entire salad dressing recipe over the salad and toss salad until all ingredients are combined.

Tips & Notes

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Nutrition

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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