This low carb kale salad with lemony tahini dressing is a delicious healthy and hearty salad. The lemony tahini dressing is packed with flavor and goes great with the salad. One tablespoon has only 0.3g net carbs!
You might also like this apricot pecan kale salad.
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I am a big fan of kale and I grow it every year but unfortunately, I forget to use it. Both my husband and my father in law smirk when I plant it. They wonder why I bother. But this low carb kale salad with lemony tahini dressing is one reason I love it.
The kale salad has pickled red onions and pumpkin seeds which provide lots of crunch and the thick, creamy tahini dressing brings it all together.
Healthy Hearty Kale
Kale is one of the best greens to add to your diet. Actually, it’s one of the most nutrient dense foods around. One cup has 206% of the RDA of Vitamin A, 684% of Vitamin K, 134% of Vitamin C and many more nutrients. Here is a great article to read more about the benefits of kale.
I used kale in this salad because it’s so healthy but also because I think it is delicious. It’s a nice sturdy green that holds up well to this thick, lemony hummus-like dressing.
Making the Lemon Tahini Dressing
This dressing is very simple. Just put everything in the blender and whiz away. The ingredients are olive oil, lemon juice and zest, tahini, garlic, nutritional yeast and curry powder. I know it sounds like a weird combination of ingredients but believe it works.
It’s a really versatile dressing. While I’m using it as a dressing here, it could also be used as a condiment or dip. I think itt would be great for a chicken salad too.
Tips for the tahini dressing
This dressing taste like curried lemony hummus. I used nutritional yeast to give it a bit of a cheesy flavor too. If you don’t have this (I’m sure not many people do) you can also use parmesan cheese.
For tahini I found a brand that I really like. It’s called Once Again Tahini and contains only sesame seeds so the carbs are very low.
Tip for using kale
I usually use baby kale but today I only had a bag of curly kale that I bought at Aldi. Sometimes I use kale from my garden. If you have the tougher curly kind or garden kale, I would suggest ripping the leaves away from the woody stems and cutting it into bite size pieces. Then massage the leaves with a bit of oil and let it sit for a few minutes. This will make it more tender.
Making this kale salad a meal
I added pickled red onions, pepitas (pumpkin seeds) and sliced chicken breasts to make this a meal. I think salmon could also be a nice addition. If you don’t have pickled red onions, just use a thinly sliced raw red onion.
However the tang from the pickled onion, the crunch from the kale and pumpkin seeds, and the meaty chicken all go great together with the dressing.
I hope you liked this recipe as much as I do. Once you try it you will be hooked and start growing kale in your garden every year. Just make sure to use it more than me so you won’t get any smirks from your hubby. 😉 The nutritional information is:
Kale Salad, 1 serving
112 cals / 4.6g fat / 3.9g carbs / 1.3g fiber / 14.6g protein = 2.6g net carbs
Lemon Tahini Dressing (1 tablespoon)
52 cals / 5.1g fat / 0.7g carbs / 0.4g fiber / 0.9g protein = 0.3g net carbs
Low Carb Kale Salad with Lemony Tahini Dressing
This low carb kale salad with lemony tahini dressing is a hearty and delicious salad. The lemony tahini dressing is packed with flavor and very versatile!
Ingredients
- Lemony Tahini Dressing
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- 1/2 cup lemon juice
- 1/4 cup yeast flakes
- 1/2 cup tahini
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 teaspoon curry powder
- 2 cloves of garlic
- zest of 1/4 of a lemon
- Kale Salad
- 4 cups baby kale leaves
- 1/2 pickled red onion sliced (can use raw red onions)
- 8 oz chicken breasts, cooked and sliced
- 1/4 cup pepitas to garnish
Instructions
Lemon Tahini Dressing
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Add all ingredients to a food processor and blend on high.
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Store in the refrigerator for 1-2 weeks.
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Kale Salad
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Arrange kale and pickled onions on a plate and spoon dressing over top.
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Garnish with pepitas (pumpkin seed kernels) if you wish.
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Sue Lau
Love the tahini dressing!
Denise
Thanks Sue!
Sarah
Looks delicious!
Denise
Thank you Sarah!
Amira
Such a nice healthy recipe that I would love to try.
Denise
Thanks Amira! I hope you do and that you like it!
Monica
Love this combination. So healthy and it looks soooo good.
Denise
Thanks Monica.
Wendy, A Day in the Life on the Farm
Just hand me a spoon and a bowl of that dressing please.
Denise
Haha! I feel the same way Wendy!
Cindys Recipes and Writings
That dressing sounds delicious! So creative!
Denise
Thanks Cindy!
Cathy
Delicious, love the flavor combo and anything with lemon-count me in! Awesome salad!
Cathy
Denise
I love lemon too!
Jade @ Jonesin' For Taste
I made a salad with a tahini based dressing and it was so good! This sounds great too!
Denise
This is the only tahini dressing I’ve made but I’ll be using it tahini more in my cooking. It’s really delicious!
Kristen @ A Mind Full Mom
Denise, Yea!! We are both now a part of Sunday Supper. I would love your input and help so we can learn together. And this salad looks AWESOME
Denise
Anytime Kristen!
Tammi @Momma's Meals
What a great salad! The dressing sounds amazing.
Denise
Thanks Tammi!
Lynne @ MyGourmetConnection
I love the lemon and curry combination in the dressing – what a nice complement for the kale and chickpeas.
Denise
Thanks Lynne. I really like it….it’s a bit like hummus in a salad dressing!
Liz
YUM! The lemony dressing sounds perfect with a kale salad!
Denise
Thanks Liz, to me that’s the best part.
cheri
Hi Denise, this sounds like my dream salad, kale with a lemony tahini dressing. Beautiful!
Denise
Thanks Cheri!
Deanna
Yummo!! This sounds yummy!!
Denise
Thanks Deanna!
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I love how nutritious this salad is. It’s packed with a lot of my favorites, including tahini and I know my family would enjoy it! This one is on my must make list!
Denise
I am really loving tahini lately. I have to find more things to do with it. Thanks for stopping by Renee!
Caroline | carolinescooking
Looks delicious! (and great minds think alike with the dressing flavors 🙂 )
Denise
Thanks Caroline! I’m off to go see your delicious faro salad with lemon tahini dressing.:)