Kale and Avocado Salad

Elf in LA's Echo Park serves a version of this refreshing Japanese-inspired salad.

  • Serves

    serves 4-6

Ingredients

  • 12 cup fresh orange juice
  • 3 tbsp. fresh lemon juice
  • 2 tsp. soy sauce
  • 1 clove garlic, smashed and chopped into a paste
  • 4 tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil
  • 3 avocados, halved, pitted, and peeled
  • 2 tbsp. raw hemp seeds (optional)
  • 1 bunch kale (about 3⁄4 lb.), stemmed and finely chopped
  • Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Instructions

Step 1

Whisk together juices, soy sauce, and garlic in a bowl. Slowly whisk in oil; set dressing aside.

Step 2

Cut 2 avocados into 1⁄2" cubes and thinly slice the remaining avocado. Put cubed avocados, half of the hemp seeds, and kale into a serving bowl. Toss kale mixture with dressing and season generously with salt and pepper. Divide salad between plates and garnish with sliced avocado and remaining hemp seeds.
  1. Whisk together juices, soy sauce, and garlic in a bowl. Slowly whisk in oil; set dressing aside.
  2. Cut 2 avocados into 1⁄2" cubes and thinly slice the remaining avocado. Put cubed avocados, half of the hemp seeds, and kale into a serving bowl. Toss kale mixture with dressing and season generously with salt and pepper. Divide salad between plates and garnish with sliced avocado and remaining hemp seeds.
Recipes

Kale and Avocado Salad

  • Serves

    serves 4-6

ARIANA LINDQUIST

Elf in LA's Echo Park serves a version of this refreshing Japanese-inspired salad.

Ingredients

  • 12 cup fresh orange juice
  • 3 tbsp. fresh lemon juice
  • 2 tsp. soy sauce
  • 1 clove garlic, smashed and chopped into a paste
  • 4 tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil
  • 3 avocados, halved, pitted, and peeled
  • 2 tbsp. raw hemp seeds (optional)
  • 1 bunch kale (about 3⁄4 lb.), stemmed and finely chopped
  • Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Instructions

Step 1

Whisk together juices, soy sauce, and garlic in a bowl. Slowly whisk in oil; set dressing aside.

Step 2

Cut 2 avocados into 1⁄2" cubes and thinly slice the remaining avocado. Put cubed avocados, half of the hemp seeds, and kale into a serving bowl. Toss kale mixture with dressing and season generously with salt and pepper. Divide salad between plates and garnish with sliced avocado and remaining hemp seeds.
  1. Whisk together juices, soy sauce, and garlic in a bowl. Slowly whisk in oil; set dressing aside.
  2. Cut 2 avocados into 1⁄2" cubes and thinly slice the remaining avocado. Put cubed avocados, half of the hemp seeds, and kale into a serving bowl. Toss kale mixture with dressing and season generously with salt and pepper. Divide salad between plates and garnish with sliced avocado and remaining hemp seeds.

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