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Beluga Lentil Kale Salad

February 10, 2017 by Maja ∣ Delicious & Healthy by Maya

Beluga Lentil Kale Salad with avocado, radishes and radicchio. All the delicious protein, healthy fats, fibre, good carbs and an array of vitamins and minerals our body needs, right there on a single plate!

This kind of nourishing rich salad is my usual lunch when I’m eating alone and one of my frequent take – to – work meals. One of the reasons is that is so easy to prepare yet provides all the important nutrients and nourishment I need, and it’s quite filling.

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The novelty in this one is massaged raw kale. My first time ever having raw kale in a salad – going by the name “massaged kale” – that doesn’t really sound very appealing but it is in fact delicious!! And all of you who had been living under a rock until today as I have and haven’t tried it, I’m nudging you..do it!

Kale is such an amazing plant, one of healthiest veggies around, belonging to the cruciferous vegetable family that is proven to protect us from degenerative diseases such as cancer. And the combination of lentils and kale is exceptionally good because they complement each other perfectly each providing what the other one lacks nutrient wise:)

You must be wondering by now what the heck “massaged kale” is? ok, so when cut into these thin ribbons and “massaged” with salt and some oil, kale becomes soft, manageable and sweeter, kind of cabbage like, but with less of a cabbage flavour. Perfect for salads, especially in winter time when we lack many of the usual salad greens.

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Not sure if I’m inspiring you to try it with this explanation or convincing you not to, but do try it;)

The lentils you can cook yourself or use canned ones. And you can use any salad dressing you like. I tried it with two different ones: olive oil based and pumpkin oil based…loved both!

You can go with a simpler version as in the picture: kale + kentils + tomatoes + sesame seeds. Equally delicious:)

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Preparation time: 20 minutes
Yeilds: 1 portion

Ingredients

1 cup cooked beluga lentils
1 medium kale
1/2 avocado
3-4 radishes
1 small radicchio
Sea salt and olive oil for preparing the kale

Dressing:
2 tbsp olive or pumpkin oil
1-2 tsp shoyu (naturally fermented soy sauce or you can use liquid aminos)
1 tbsp ume seasoning (umeboshi, ume su)
1 tsp coconut sugar
1 tsp lemon or lime juice
pinch of chili powder
Note: if using regular vinegar, you have to add some salt to taste

Method

1. To prepare kale, de stem it and cut it into thin ribbons (as in the pictures), add some salt and olive oil and gently “squeeze and massage it”
2. Leave it for 10-15 minutes to soften while you prepare the other ingredients
3. Cut the avocado in cubes, slice the radishes (you can alternatively use cherry tomatoes), cut the radicchio in ribbons
4. Prepare the dressing in a small jar. It’s always better to mix all the dressing ingredients in an emulsion. The salad will taste better:)
5. First season the lentils separately
6. Assemble the salad and season it
7. Sprinkle toasted sesame seeds on top (or any others you prefer: hemp, toasted sunflower, toasted pumpkin seeds).
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  1. Dee | Green Smoothie Gourmet

    February 10, 2017 at 19:36

    Maya! You are brilliant, I love love love this way of prepping the kale. Why didn’t I ever think of cutting it into ribbons – apart from being easier to eat, it is so much prettier in the bowl. And the massaging is a great reminder – I have heard of that before as making it easier to digest but never did it, now I will. Thanks again for sharing such a useful post! Dee xx.

    • Maja ∣ Delicious & Healthy by Maya

      March 5, 2017 at 21:43

      Hi Dee!

      Aw, thanks hun! ai don’t know why I cut it into ribbons… it just seamed logical 😉
      Sending hugs,
      Maja xx

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Vegan Strawberry Vanilla Layer Cake🍓 Imagine la Vegan Strawberry Vanilla Layer Cake🍓 Imagine layers of soft moist sponge, creamy cashew vanilla and juicy fresh strawberries😍 Yes, all of that! The recipe is quite simple guys! Get it on my blog through Link in profile..
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Strawberry Breakfast it is♥️ Chia pudding with Strawberry Breakfast it is♥️ Chia pudding with coconut yoghurt and gorgeous local strawberries... I’ve missed my chia puddings lately so had to make it up today.. Been having mostly smoothies, chickpea omlets and raw oatmeals in last month as my usual breakfast. What has been yours go to lately?
Here’s a quick recipe for a basic chia pudding😉

Chia Parfaits for two

Ingredients:
4 tbsp chia seeds
1 cup oat milk (or almond, or cashew)
2 cups coconut yoghurt
2 tsp coconut sugar - optional

1 cup strawberries

Method:
- Mix together chia and milk and keep stirring until it starts to gel. Let it stand for at least 1/2 hour but you can prepare it in advance and let stand overnight. - Then add 1 tsp coconut sugar if using, 1 cup yoghurt and mix all together. Slice the strawberries. Place chia pudding in two jars, top yoghurt and strawberries. And enjoy✨
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Opet jagode... ovaj put sa chia pudingom. Nekako ga nisam puno jela u zadnje vrijeme i moram priznati da mi je falio. Ovo je kombinacija puddinga napravljenog sa zobenim mlijekom, i zatim posluženog sa jogurtom od kokosa i jagodicama😍 
A evo što vam treba za dvoje:
4 žlice chia sjemenki
1 šalica mlijeka (zobeno)
1-2 žličice kokosovog šećera - nije obvezno
2 šalice jogurta (ja sam koristila kokosov)
1 šalica jagoda
Pomiješajte mlijeko i chia sjemenke i miješajte minutu dok se ne počne zgušnjavati. Ostavite da odstoji bar pola sata. Umiješajte kokosov šećer i 1 šalicu jogurta. Stavite u dvije teglice i na vrh podijelite drugi jogurt i narezane jagode
Eto... uživajte😉
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