Crunchy rainbow salad

Overhead view of large mixing bowl filled with rainbow salad.

4 from 3 votes

Easy crunchy rainbow salad. Made with kale, red cabbage, carrots, edamame, broccoli, cilantro, oranges, vegan chicken and lettuce. Topped with a citrus sesame ginger dressing. Healthy, every day, easy salad recipe. Great to have for a healthy lunch

Prep Time20

Total Time20

Course: Salad

Cuisine: American, Asian

Servings:

Calories: 295kcal

Author: Maria

Equipment

Ingredients

1-2 heads romaine lettuce chopped
3 cups kale chopped
1 cup red cabbage chopped
1 cup chopped broccoli
½ cup shredded carrots
⅓ cup cilantro
1 cup shelled edamame
2 vegan chicken patties
1 orange chopped
½ cup toasted almonds chopped

Citrus sesame ginger dressing

⅓ cup extra virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons soy sauce
2 tablespoons sesame oil
2 tablespoons orange juice
2 tablespoons rice vinegar
1 tablespoon maple syrup
1 teaspoon minced fresh ginger
1 teaspoon minced fresh garlic

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Instructions

Chop up the kale, then massage it for about 2 minutes. This helps to make it more digestible.
3 cups kale
Clean and chop up all of the vegetables. And all veggies to a large mixing bowl along with the kale and mix.
1-2 heads romaine lettuce, 3 cups kale, 1 cup red cabbage, 1 cup chopped broccoli, ½ cup shredded carrots, ⅓ cup cilantro, 1 cup shelled edamame, 1 orange, ½ cup toasted almonds
Mix together all the ingredients for the dressing and stir well. Add it to the salad and mix.
2 tablespoons soy sauce, 2 tablespoons sesame oil, 2 tablespoons orange juice, 2 tablespoons rice vinegar, 1 tablespoon maple syrup, 1 teaspoon minced fresh ginger, 1 teaspoon minced fresh garlic, ⅓ cup extra virgin olive oil
Heat up the vegan chicken on the stove, then chop it up and add it to the salad.
2 vegan chicken patties

Notes

To store, keep the salad dressing and the salad separate.

This salad also tastes really good if you add avocado and sesame seeds.

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