We eat for pleasure.
The body eats for nutrients.
Nutrients sustain life and enable us to grow into the beautiful, strong, and healthy specimens that the Universe intended us to be.
For this reason I am whole-heartedly infatuated with a perfectly massaged kale salad.
While a bundle of raw kale can be extremely intimidating, it is power-packed with an abundance of vitamins, minerals, and other feel good nutrients that support not just a healthy body, but beautiful skin.
Although purely raw, unmassaged kale can be difficult to digest, the perfect massaged kale salad is not only mouth watering, but also fiercely satisfying.
This particular massaged kale salad is the ideal detox salad, and in part, a perfect meal for radiant skin.
The All-Stars:
Kale—“The Super food”
- Highly ANTI-Inflammatory
- Great source of plant protein
- Great Source of fiber
- High in Vitamin A
- High in Vitamin C
- High in B6
- High in Vitamin K
- Excellent sources of: magnesium, calcium, phosphorus, potassium
Avocado—“The Good Fat”
- Great source of plant protein
- Avocados are also a great source of Vitamins K, A, C, and E.
- Rich in Potassium, Magnesium, Iron, Calcium and other trace minerals.
Garlic—“Russian Penicillin”
- Extremely ANTI-Inflammatory
- Garlic is considered one of Mother Nature’s most potent antibiotic, and anti fungal.
- Elimination of toxins from the blood, lymph, and body.
- More on Garlic.
Parsley—“The Detoxifier”
- Highly ANTI-Inflammatory
- Great source of plant protein
- Great Source of fiber
- High in Vitamin A
- High in Vitamin E
- High in B6
- High in Vitamin K
- High in Vitamin C
- Rich in Potassium, Magnesium, Iron, Calcium and other trace minerals.
- Begin with a small bunch of kale.
- “De-twig it”: Remove its curly leaves from the tough steam, and place in a medium-sized mixing bowl. Separate all leaves from stems (save stems for juicing, blending, composts, or discard)
- Rinse leaves and saturate under warm running water for several minutes. This will soften the leaves, readying them for eased digestion.
- Relieve the bowl of all water, and towel-dry kale.
- Sprinkle with high quality sea salt, and use your hands to massage it into the kale
- This will loosen up the tough fibers
- Pour ¼ cup freshly squeezed lemon juice over the kale, and use your hands to massage the lemon juice into the leaves
- Squeeze ½ of a large avocado over the salad, once again using your hands to work the creamy mild flavor and avocado oils into the leaves
- Add ¼ cup chopped fresh parsley leaves
- Add in 1/2 cup fresh spinach leaves (optional)
- 1 minced garlic clove
- 1/8 cup thinly red onion
- Sprinkle Generously with Chipotle Spice and Crushed Red Pepper
