kale slaw with apples (crunchy and sweet!)
This kale slaw is made with thin ribbons of flat leaf kale, radicchio, purple cabbage, and crunchy apples. It’s tossed with a creamy lemon poppyseed dressing and salty sunflower seeds!
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Total Time: 20 minutes
- Yield: 6
- Category: Salad
- Method: Tossed
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
creamy poppyseed dressing
- 2/3 cup mayonnaise
- 1/3 cup heavy cream
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- Zest of 1 lemon
- 2 tsp poppy seeds
- kosher salt
- freshly ground black pepper
kale slaw
- 1 bunch flat-leaf kale, stems removed and leaves sliced 1/4-inch thick
- 1 small head radicchio, thinly sliced
- 1/4 head purple cabbage, thinly sliced
- 1 apple, cored and cut into thin matchsticks
- 1/2 cup roasted salted sunflower seeds
Instructions
creamy poppyseed dressing
- Combine mayonnaise, cream, sugar, vinegar, lemon zest, poppy seeds, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon black pepper in a large glass measuring cup.
- Whisk until smooth and creamy. Taste and add more salt, if needed. Chill until ready to use.
kale slaw
- Wash sliced kale in a salad spinner and spin dry.
- In a large bowl, toss together kale, radicchio, cabbage, apples and sunflower seeds.
- Pour half the dressing over slaw mixture and toss to coat. Taste and add more dressing, if desired.
Notes
Nutritional information is only an estimate. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 6
- Calories: 222
- Sugar: 9.9g
- Sodium: 735mg
- Fat: 17g
- Saturated Fat: 3.5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 13g
- Trans Fat: 0.1g
- Carbohydrates: 16g
- Fiber: 3.6g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 12mg
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