Massaging Kale? Is she kidding? Nope, not kidding. Kale is a great veggie and is all the rage these days, BUT it can be hard for some to digest when eaten raw. It’s a very dense leafy green and massaging it can help break it down (aka pre-digestion) which makes it easier to digest. You can use about a tablespoon of olive oil and just get in there with your hands and massage away!
Massaged Kale Salad
Kale is all the rage these days but for some people, when eaten raw it can cause digestive distress. When massaged with some extra virgin olive oil, it can help to make the kale more digestible. This salad is a like a taste of spring in every bite because combines many spring veggies.
Ingredients
Salad Ingredients
- 8 hard-boiled eggs pasture-raised
- 2 large beets boiled, peeled, & sliced
- 1 bunch kale destemmed & coarsely chopped
- 1 cup sprouted quinoa cooked
- 6 carrots sliced into strips using a veggie peeler
- ⅓ cup pine nuts
- 1 sumo citrus peeled & segmented
- ¼ cup broccoli sprouts
Salad Dressing Ingredients
- 2 lemons juiced
- 4 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 tsp garlic sea salt
- 1 tsp lemon pepper
Instructions
- Add 1-2 tablespoons of olive oil to a large bowl with the chopped kale. Massage oil into the kale leaves until well coated.
- Add the quinoa and toss. Then add the beet slices and carrot strips. Toss again.
- Plate out a serving of the kale, quinoa, beet, and carrot mixture.
- Top with two sliced hard-boiled eggs, 3-4 segments of sumo citrus, sprouts, and some pine nuts.
- Add dressing ingredients into a small glass jar and shake.
- Drizzle dressing over the salad and enjoy!
Notes
- I prefer to use sprouted grains whenever possible. I usually buy TruRoots, and I can find it at Sprouts, Whole Foods, and Costco. I enjoy buying Love Beets when I don't have the time to boil and peel my own. I can also find these at Costco, Whole Foods, and Sprouts. You can change out any of these ingredients and keep this salad fresh and evolving with the seasons. I chose these items because they are in season in mid spring.
by Jo Robinson. I give this book FIVE strawberries- an absolutely fascinating book.
In Eating on the Wild Side, You’ll learn that sweet potatoes aren’t in the potato (nightshade) family but in the morning glory family, that drinking a glass of beet juice before a run will help you run longer (due to the naturally occurring nitrates), that the outer leaves on lettuces are the most healthy because they make the most chlorophyll, and that broccoli loses most of it’s phytonutrients within 24-hours of harvest – so grow your own or shop at the farmer’s market and look for it on ice.
short season. I try to buy them for him often during May and June. I have never bought rhubarb, so it should go on my list of things to buy and cook with.
I decided that I would only be eating asparagus during the late winter and early spring. 
