Chopped Kale Salad with Edamame, Carrot and Avocado
Chopped Kale Salad with Edamame, Carrot and Avocado
Asian
Description
A colorful chopped kale salad bursting with Asian flavors, including ginger, cilantro, Thai basil and soy. This salad is vegan and gluten free, so it would make a great potluck dish.
Ingredient:
1 bunch kale (preferably lacinato/Tuscan/dinosaur kale but regular curly kale works, too)
fine-grain sea salt
1 cup chopped snow peas (slice off tough ends first)
1 large carrot, peeled and ribboned with a vegetable peeler
1 small red bell pepper, deseeded and chopped
1 heaping cup organic edamame (if using frozen edamame, defrost by tossing into a pot of boiling water for 3 to 4 minutes)
1 avocado, pitted and sliced into small chunks
1 large shallot, finely sliced
handful cilantro, chopped
handful Thai basil (or regular basil), chopped
¼ cup olive oil
2 tablespoons rice vinegar
1 tablespoon finely grated ginger
1 tablespoon low-sodium tamari (or other low-sodium soy sauce*)