Kale, Broad Bean and Avocado Salad

You can never go wrong with a salad in the spring and summer.  Massaged kale is a surprising good ingredient, add a delicious dressing with a few other tasty vegetables and you have a balanced and nutritious meal.  This would also work really well with peas or chickpeas which could be instead of the broad beans.

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Kale, Broad Bean & Avocado Salad

Prep Time22 minutes mins

Total Time22 minutes mins

Course: Lunch

Servings: 4 people

Ingredients

• 250 g Kale
• 250 g Broad beans I used frozen
• 2 Avocados ripe
• ½ pickled red onion go to bottom of the recipe to find link
• 2 Tbls toasted sesame seeds
• Dressing
• 3½ Tbls Greek style yogurt
• 1½ Tbls cider vinegar
• 1 Tsp Maple syrup
• 4 Tbls Olive oil
• 1 clove garlic, small very finely sliced
• a good pinch smoked paprika
• a good pinch English mustard powder

Instructions

• Begin by rinsing the kale and then dry with a clean tea-towel. Run your hand along the stem to remove the green leaves from the stalky stem. Stack the kale on top of each other and finely shred. Place it into a large mixing bowl and add a sprinkle of salt. Then with clean hands massage for 2-3 minutes. Leave for 15 minutes.
• To make the dressing whisk together the ingredients or shake them together in a jar.
• Bring a pan of water to the boil, add a generous sprinkle of salt. Add the broad beans, bring back to the boil and simmer for 2-3 minutes. Drain and run under the tap until cold. Remove the skins of the broad beans.
• Add the beans to the kale and dress the salad, toss to coat the vegetables.
• Cut the avocados in half, remove the stone and peel. Slice lengthways and fan the avocado slices so that they form a long line with the slices overlapping each other. I usually remove the small slice from the ends because they are difficult to shape. Starting from one end, curl the avocado slices toward the centre. Continue curling until you have a rose shape.
• Arrange the salad in a large bowl or 4 individual bowls. Add the pickled red onion and place the avocado on the top. Sprinkle with toasted sesame seeds and serve.

Notes

Find the recipe for Quick Pickled Red Onion here

Tips:

• Add a tablespoon of mayonnaise for extra richness.
• Try using different types of kale, ie. purple or cavollo nero.
• for a more substantial meal add feta or bacon for the carnivores.