kale salad with sprouts and seeds

ingredients

• servings: 6
• 1/2 cup liquid amino acid (such as bragg®)
• 1/2 cup lemon juice
• 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 red onion, halved and sliced
• 1 cup alfalfa sprouts
• 5 bunches kale - stems removed and discarded, leaves torn into bite-size pieces
• 1/3 cup sunflower kernels
• 1/3 cup hulled pepitas
• 1/4 cup sesame seeds

recipe

preparation time: 15 mins ready time: 1 hr 30 mins


• whisk liquid amino acid, lemon juice, and olive oil together in a bowl until smooth; add red onion and alfalfa sprouts and stir to coat. marinate onion and sprouts in the dressing for at least 15 minutes.
• put kale into a large mixing bowl. sprinkle sunflower kernels, pepitas, and sesame seeds over the kale. pour the onion and sprout mixture with the dressing over the kale and seeds; mix together by hand to coat kale, massaging dressing into the leaves to soften.
• cover bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate salad at least 1 hour.