Shredded Brussels Sprouts and Kale Salad
2015-06-18 21:21:26
Serves 2
Homemade Pickled Onions
- 2 small red onions, cut in half from top to tail, and then sliced thin, rainbow style
- 1.5 Cups apple cider vinegar
- 1 tspn sea salt
- 1 tspn maple syrup
Salad Dressing
- 4 tbspn fresh limes juice
- 2 tbspn tahini
- 1 -2 Bird's eye chillies - up to you how hot you can handle
- 1 tspn maple syrup
- Pinch of sea salt
Salad
- 4 cups shredded kale (tightly packed)
- ~15 Brussels Sprouts, washed
- 1 cup corn, frozen or fresh, steamed and cooled back to room temp
Toppings
- 1 grapefruit (or blood orange) peeled, cut into segments, and then cubed
- 1/2 cup pistachios (raw or salted, your call), roughly chopped
- 1/2 Avocado, sliced
- Pickled onions
Homemade Pickled Onions
- Heat the ACV, salt, and maple syrup in a small pan until it comes to a gentle boil and then turn off the heat. Throw the onions in and make sure they're covered with liquid. Let them cool completely before pouring everything in a big jar and storing in the fridge, they'll keep for around 2 weeks.
Salad dressing
- Put all the ingredients in a blender and blend until really smooth.
Salad
- Chop the tough end piece off of the sprouts and then sliced them real thin. When you separate out the layers, it looks like they've been shredded up. Put them in a big bowl with the corn and half of the dressing.
- In another bowl, toss the kale with the rest of the dressing, and massage for 5 mins (this just means toss it around and give it a bit of a squeeze to help tenderise it). Add the kale to the sprouts and corn mixture and gently toss them about to mix.
- Now just put the salad mixture in the bottom of your bowl or plate and divide up the toppings among however many portions you have - should be around 2 main or 4 sides - avocado, grapefruit, pickled onion, and crushed pistachios.
Laura Thomas, PhD | Registered Nutritionist | Wellness Advocate https://www.laurathomasphd.co.uk/
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