If you’re new to kale, or thinking about trying it, or trying to introduce it to your kids, here’s a super yummy yet easy cranberry kale salad you can make to introduce it gently. Just use the proportions given and make as large or as small a salad as you wish:
Cranberry Kale Salad
- Half kale (stems and any large ribs/threads 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, or chopped egg, or diced chicken
– Toss with desired amount of Balsamic Udo’s Salad dressing
Balsamic Udo’s Salad Dressing Recipe
- 1/4 cup organic extra virgin olive oil
- 1/2 cup Udo’s oil (or cold-pressed flax oil)
- 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar (or use Apple Cider Vingegar if you really like a pungent vinegar taste)
- 1/4 tsp. garlic powder
- 1/8 tsp. onion powder
- 1-2 tsp maple syrup (or pinch of stevia) – kids 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. Most recently updated August 2020.
Jini Patel Thompson is an internationally recognized expert on natural healing for digestive diseases. She healed herself from widespread Crohn’s Disease and has remained drug and surgery-free for over 25 years. Jini has appeared on numerous podcast, TV, and radio shows throughout the U.S., U.K., Canada, and Australia, giving people hope and vision for how they can heal their Colitis, Crohn’s, Diverticulitis and Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), using entirely natural methods. Her books on natural healing for digestive diseases have sold worldwide in over 80 countries.
