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peanut hoisin chopped kale salad in a ceramic bowl with wooden background

Chopped Kale Salad with Hoisin Peanut Dressing

Sam Cooks Kindness
This comforting kale salad is hearty and brimming with delicious flavors, but won't leave you weighed down! Serve it with your choice of a carb and protein to make it a complete meal!
Prep Time 15 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Course Dinner, Lunch, Main Course, Salad, Side Dish
Cuisine American, Vietnamese
Servings 1 large serving

Ingredients
  

Peanut Hoisin Dressing

  • 1 tablespoon hoisin vegan
  • 1 tablespoon coconut aminos (can sub ½T soy sauce + ½T maple syrup)
  • 2 tablespoons peanut butter powder
  • 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
  • ½ teaspoon sesame oil omit for oil free

Salad Ingredients

  • 1 small bunch kale
  • ½ lime juiced
  • large handful fresh cilantro AND mint
  • 1 green onion
  • ½ yellow or orange bell pepper
  • ½ english cucumber

Suggested Salad Additions

  • sugar snap peas halved lengthwise
  • roasted peanuts chopped
  • sriracha

Instructions
 

Prepare Peanut Hoisin Dressing

  • In a small bowl, add all dressing ingredients and whisk to combine. Thin with a little water if needed. Set aside.

Prep Salad Veggies

  • Remove kale leaves from the stems and thinly slice. Add to a large bowl with a squeeze of lime and massage heavily with your hands.
  • Prep the remaining veggies of choice: thinly slice green onion, cucumber, bell pepper and sugar snap peas. Finely chop herbs. Add it all to the bowl with the kale.
  • Drizzle dressing over salad, mix and chop up salad very well.
  • Serve salad topped with roasted peanuts and sriracha.
  • To make this a complete meal, serve with a protein and carb! I enjoy adding rice or roasted sweet potato and edamame or pan fried tofu!
Keyword 30 minute meal, gluten free, Hoisin Peanut Sauce, Kale Salad, Peanut Dressing, Salad, vegan caesar salad