Kale Salad with Miso Tahini Dressing
This Kale Salad with Miso Tahini Dressing is a salad recipe that you'll genuinely crave, featuring roasted carrots and Japanese sweet potato, steamed lentils, crunchy sesame honey cashews and a creamy, miso tahini dressing. It's loaded with fiber, sweet and salty flavor, and a variety of textures, making it the perfect gluten free and vegan salad to enjoy for lunch or dinner.
Equipment
- 2 large bowls
- baking sheet
- parchment paper
- small bowl or jar
- spoon
- salad tongs
Ingredients
For the Roasted Veggies:
- 1 lb Japanese sweet potato cubed (can sub normal sweet potato)*
- ½ lb carrots washed & cut diagonally into thick slices*
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp maple syrup or honey
- kosher salt to taste
- garlic powder to taste
For the Miso Tahini Dressing:
- ¼ cup tahini (I recommend Soom)
- 1 tbsp white miso paste
- 1 tbsp coconut aminos
- 1 tbsp rice vinegar
- ½ tbsp maple syrup or honey
- 1 tsp sesame oil (optional)
- 1-2 small cloves of garlic minced
- 1 tsp fresh grated ginger
- 2-3 tbsp water as needed, to thin
For the Kale Salad:
- 1 bunch kale stems removed & chopped (about 7oz measured after stems removed)
- 1 cup fully cooked lentils **
- ½ cup sesame honey cashews ***
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. In a large bowl, add all the ingredients listed under "For the Roasted Veggies." Toss until the veggies are coated. Then, spread out onto the prepared baking sheet, making sure that nothing is overlapping. Bake for about 20 minutes, or until everything is fork tender. Let cool for several minutes.
- In a small bowl or jar, add all of the Miso Tahini Dressing ingredients and stir until smooth. Adjust the amount of water if the dressing seems too thick.
- In a large salad bowl, add the chopped kale and pour about ⅔ of the dressing over top. Massage with your hands.
- Then, add the lentils, cooled roasted veggies, sesame honey cashews and remaining miso tahini dressing. Toss until combined.
Notes
*NOTE: I chose not to peel my sweet potato or carrots and instead just washed them thoroughly prior to chopping. Feel free to peel or not peel, it's up to you! **NOTE: You can find these at Trader Joe's in the produce section. ***NOTE: You can also find these at Trader Joe's! They're in the nut section. However, please note that they do contain dairy so the addition of these makes this recipe not friendly for those with dairy allergies and/or who are vegan. As an alternate option, consider adding sesame sticks (a gluten-containing product), which are also sold at Trader Joe's and many other grocery stores.