If you’re new to kale or are thinking about trying it or introducing it to your kids, here’s a super delicious yet easy cranberry kale salad to gently introduce them to kale. Simply use the proportions given and prepare a salad as large or small as you like:
Cranberry Kale Salad
- Half a kale (stems and any large ribs/strings removed)
- Half romaine lettuce
- Chopped tomatoes
- Chopped cucumber
- Chopped avocado
- Raisins or cranberries
- Crumbled goat cheese or grated raw cheddar
- Optional Protein Boost: Add flaked salmon, chopped egg, or diced chicken
– Mix with the desired amount of balsamic Udo’s salad dressing
Balsamic Udos Salad Dressing Recipe
- 1/4 cup organic extra virgin olive oil
- 1/2 cup Udos oil (or cold-pressed linseed oil)
- 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar (or use apple cider vinegar if you really like a sharp vinegar flavor)
- 1/4 tsp. Garlic powder
- 1/8 tsp. Onion powder
- 1-2 tsp maple syrup (or a pinch of stevia) – children like it sweeter
- Black pepper to taste
*Note: This dressing keeps well in the fridge for a long time (vinegar is a preservative) – store in a glass jam jar with an airtight lid.
Original post October 2014. Last updated August 2020.
Jini Patel Thompson is an internationally recognized expert in natural healing for digestive diseases. She healed herself from widespread Crohn’s disease and has been medication and surgery free for over 25 years. Jini has appeared on numerous podcasts, TV and radio shows in the US, UK, Canada and Australia, giving people hope and vision on how to heal their colitis, Crohn’s disease, diverticulitis and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) using all-natural methods. Her books on natural healing of digestive diseases have been sold in over 80 countries worldwide. Jini is married and has three children, nine sheep, 11 horses, a cat and three dogs.
