Kale and Butter Bean Salad
Did you know kale is actually a leafy cabbage? Yes, it’s from a group of cabbage that is grown for its edible leaves. There are different, common types of kale: curley, baby, lacina (or black or Tuscan), purple, and ornamental.
Kale is so rich in nutrients – it is a superfood! The leaves’ dark green color holds antioxidants, fiber, and vitamins C and K, B, E, A. Kale also is a good source of iron and beta carotene and contains other beneficial minerals.
Adding the butter beans to this salad adds potassium, magnesium, folate, iron, and zinc. These beans also have calcium and protein. Overall, this super salad is super good for the health of your body!
To Healthy Cooking and Eating!
Melissa
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Kale and Butter Bean Salad
Ingredients
- 1 8oz Kale stemmed and massages the leaves with your hands
- 2 15 oz can Butter Beans can also substitute Cannelloni, or Northern beans
- 1 Red Pepper , diced small pieces
- 8 Cherry tomatoes quartered
- 1/2 Purple onion, diced small pieces
- 2 stalks Celery finely diced
Dressing
- 2 Tbsp Olive oil
- 1 Tbsp Lemon juice
- 1 tsp Salt and Pepper to taste
- 1-2 Tbsp Spicy Brown Mustard milder or Dijon can be used
Instructions
- Clean, stem and *massage the kale
- Add to a large salad bowl
- Chop all the vegetable into small pieces add to the kale, mix well
- Add Butter bean into the salad
- Mix dressing ingredients together with a whisk , pour over salad and toss gently.
