Mexican Chopped Kale Salad
Bold, flavorful, and refreshingly light, this Mexican Chopped Kale Salad has everything you’re looking for in a quick, macro-friendly meal. It starts with finely chopped kale and cabbage, then gets a fresh crunch from radishes and corn, a salty kick from crumbly cotija cheese, and a creamy finish with my jalapeño-avocado dressing that brings it all together.
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 173kcal
Ingredients
- 4 cups lacinato kale finely chopped or food processed (120g)
- 3 cups green cabbage finely chopped or food processed (225g)
- ½ cup radishes thinly sliced (60g)
- ½ cup green onion chopped (48g)
- 1 cup cilantro chopped (35g)
- 1 ½ cups corn 240g
- 2 Tbsp. cotija cheese 14g
- salt and pepper to taste
For the Jalapeño-Avocado Dressing:
- ¼ cup nonfat Greek yogurt 60g
- ¼ cup reduced-fat buttermilk 60g
- 2 Tbsp. avocado 20g
- 2 Tbsp. Cotija cheese 14g
- ¼ tsp. onion powder
- 1 cloves of garlic or frozen cubes
- ½ tsp. salt
- ⅛ tsp. pepper
- 1 Tbsp. grams lemon juice 15g
- 1 Tbsp. fresh jalapeño chopped (15g)
- 2 Tbsp. parsley 5g
- 2 Tbsp. green onions 5g
- 2 Tbsp. fresh cilantro 5g
Instructions
- Remove woody stems from kale by ripping the leaves off. Chop kale and cabbage super fine using a knife OR give it a quick whirl in your food processor. Be careful not to over-process. We want it small but not a paste! Add all salad ingredients to a large bowl.
- Blend or food-process all of the dressing ingredients until smooth. Pour the whole batch of dressing over the salad and combine well. Enjoy immediately with your favorite grilled protein or as a side to your tacos etc! We love this topped with avocado and maybe some crushed tortilla chips as well! But I’ll let you decide on those.
- You might want to double the dressing to save some for later. We love this dressing on any tacos or rice bowls as well as all the salads!
Notes
Nutrition for dressed salad:
Serves 4
Serving size 240g
173 calories, 7.5 fat, 19 carbs, 11.2 protein, 5.6 fiber
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Nutrition for dressing alone if you want to log it separately:
4 servings, 52 grams per serving
36 Cal/ 2.1F/ 2C/ 2.9P/ 0.4 Fiber
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Nutrition
Serving: 240g | Calories: 173kcal | Carbohydrates: 19g | Protein: 11.2g | Fat: 7.5g | Fiber: 5.6g