Mexican Kale Salad with Avocado and Black Beans

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Mexican Kale Salad with Avocado and Black Beans

Here is our healthy, fresh, Mexican Kale Salad with Avocado. It makes a great dinner on it's own, or you can use it as a tasty side salad.

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Course: Lunch & Dinner

Cuisine: Mexican

Prep Time: 15

Total Time: 15

Servings:

Calories: 199kcal

Author: Yasmin

Equipment

Chopping Board
Colander or Sieve for rinsing the Black Beans
Large Salad Bowl
Sharp Knife

Ingredients

4 cups Curly Kale washed with stems removed
4 cups Spinach washed
1 ½ cups Cherry Tomatoes
½ cup Fresh Cilantro
1 ½ cups Cucumber roughly ½ medium Cucumber
½ Red Onion
1 cup Black Beans tinned or pre soaked
1 Avocado large and ripe
½ tablespoon Olive Oil
¼ teaspoon Salt
¼ Lime

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Instructions

Wash your Kale and remove any large stalks (by cutting or ripping them away from the leaves).
4 cups Curly Kale
Tear in to bite sized pieces and place it all into to your large salad bowl.
Add the Olive Oil, Salt, and Lime Juice to the bowl of Kale.
½ tablespoon Olive Oil, ¼ teaspoon Salt, ¼ Lime
Now it's time to massage your Kale. Do this by grabbing a small handful of the Kale at a time, and rubbing it between your thumb and fingers, along with the oil, lime juice and salt. You want to make sure everything is evenly coated. You will start to feel the Kale soften the more you rub it. The more you rub it, the softer it will get. Taste a piece when you think it's done, and if it still feels a little tough, continue rubbing for another couple of minutes.
Rinse your Blackbeans. (whether pre-soaked or tinned)
1 cup Black Beans
Dice the Red Onion and Coriander.
½ Red Onion, ½ cup Fresh Cilantro
Chop the Avocado and Cucumber in to chunks.
1 ½ cups Cucumber, 1 Avocado
Quarter the Cherry Tomatoes, and loosely chop the Spinach.
1 ½ cups Cherry Tomatoes, 4 cups Spinach
Transfer all of those in to your salad bowl along with the Kale and Black Beans, then mix together using a large spoon or toss together with salad servers.

Notes

If using a salad dressing, we recommend waiting until the salad is served before adding it, to avoid the spinach wilting too soon. Alternatively you can serve your dressing separately, and everyone can add it themselves.

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