Kale Salad With Cranberries and Cashews Recipe (2024)

I have arthritis and the massaging is difficult, but running a rolling pin over the cut up kale on a wooden cutting board breaks it down very nicely.

My family (including teen daughter) is in LOVE with this salad. We make it weekly. A few tweaks:
- I don't massage the kale (just chop small).
- I use Hellman's mayo (not vegan).
- I whisk dressing separately in a bowl first, then drizzle on salad. I use more lemon juice, less mayo, add a little olive oil, to make the dressing a bit runny, rather than thick mayonnaisey.
GREAT, healthy, hearty salad.

You-all have given me courage to experiment with foods. I am a widower and novice cook.
Just made lunch salad w/carrots,raisins,left-over kale from Blue Apron,slivered almonds,& broken pretzels for the salt & fun. Dressing of yogurt & mayo from this recipe-no oil ,cranberries lemon juice.

This was very good, but I tweaked it a bit. I used sliced almonds since I didn't have any hazelnuts. Also, half a cup of mayonnaise seemed too heavy, so I mixed just a couple of tablespoons of mayo (Best Foods, not vegan) with the lemon juice and then tossed the salad with it. It was just barely creamy and very lemony, not heavy. Finally, I added some sliced grilled chicken breast to make it a whole meal. Really tasty!

Great idea!

An easy way to massage kale is to put it in a mixer with a paddle attachment and run it for a few minutes

I served this to a group that wasn’t fond of kale, so I used about 3/4 spinach and 1/4 kale. The kale flavor was present, but didn’t jump out at you and they all enjoyed it. The leftovers were still very good the following day.

This was delicious. I liked it without the mayo dressing. I had hazelnuts in the pantry so used those chopped. Definitely will make again!

I added more lemon juice (my go to dressing for kale salad is lemon forward) and salt and pepper to the dressing. In halving the recipe overall used less dressing and cashews but all of the yummy cranberries. Love the idea of plumping them up, so will try that next time.

Excellent! Added Greek yogurt (about 50/50) w mayo & lemon to taste. Added apple & used Thai spiced cashews

Plumping the cranberries in warm orange juice adds tang and flavor

The recipe as written is fine. I didn't have vegan mayonnaise substituted Avocado Mayo. I added a chopped up granny Smith apple to provide some tartness. I will make this salad again perhaps adding some crushed red pepper.

Yummy dish that lasted a few days as a side dish.

I served this to a group that wasn’t fond of kale, so I used about 3/4 spinach and 1/4 kale. The kale flavor was present, but didn’t jump out at you and they all enjoyed it. The leftovers were still very good the following day.

An easy way to massage kale is to put it in a mixer with a paddle attachment and run it for a few minutes

To tenderize kale: With clean handx, grab a small bunch of raw kale, remove any thick stems, put the bunch in the palm of one hand, and roll it around with the other palm (as you do to make meatballs) until it softens as desired.

I added bacon and used real mayo. YUM.

Fabulous
I used baby kale and actually chopped it up quite fine so it's easier to eat
Have made it four times already
Wonderful salad

Amazingly simple. I was skeptical, but it's delicious. Have made it both with kale, and when the kale was gone, spinach. I added about twice the amount of lemon juice to give it a bit more citrus flavor.

This was very good, but I tweaked it a bit. I used sliced almonds since I didn't have any hazelnuts. Also, half a cup of mayonnaise seemed too heavy, so I mixed just a couple of tablespoons of mayo (Best Foods, not vegan) with the lemon juice and then tossed the salad with it. It was just barely creamy and very lemony, not heavy. Finally, I added some sliced grilled chicken breast to make it a whole meal. Really tasty!

This was delicious. I liked it without the mayo dressing. I had hazelnuts in the pantry so used those chopped. Definitely will make again!

I have arthritis and the massaging is difficult, but running a rolling pin over the cut up kale on a wooden cutting board breaks it down very nicely.

You-all have given me courage to experiment with foods. I am a widower and novice cook.
Just made lunch salad w/carrots,raisins,left-over kale from Blue Apron,slivered almonds,& broken pretzels for the salt & fun. Dressing of yogurt & mayo from this recipe-no oil ,cranberries lemon juice.