I love the good old Waldorf salad! Apple, celery and walnut are such a winning winter combination. I mentioned it before, but this time of the year I feel like eating salads all the time. Salads can give me a huge energy boost, which is all I need nowadays. I try to keep my salads seasonal, so no wonder that this kale Waldorf salad is often on our table in these months.
To be honest I’ve never been a huge fan of mayo, so I mostly eat Waldorfs at home leaving the mayonnaise out. I like to use yogurt or some nut or seed cream as a dressing, it’s just so much more better that way! Healthier, tastier and definitely not that heavy.
Just like always, you can add so many extras to this salad. First of all, caramelized walnuts are possibly the coolest topping in the world, they make any salad taste extra special. But pecans are also pretty cool. If I need a very filling salad, I like to add some croutons too, or just simply use double amount of the dressing. Or for example with adding a bit of cooked quinoa this salad will be satisfying for anyone.
Kale Waldorf Salad
- Total Time: 15 mins
- Yield: 4 1x
Ingredients
- 3 cups of chopped kale
- 1 cup of shredded apple
- 1 cup of shredded celery root
- 1/2 cup of walnuts
- for the dressing:
- 1/4 cup of sunflower seeds
- 1/4 cup of cashews
- 1/2 cup of water
- juice of a lemon
- 1 tsp mustard
- 1 clove of garlic
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- salt, pepper
Instructions
- Add the shredded apples, celery root, the toasted and roughly chopped walnuts and kale leaves to a big bowl.
- For the dressing blend all the ingredients in your food processor until smooth. Add more water if it’s too thick.
- Pour the dressing over the salad and mix well together. Enjoy!
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Category: Salad
Yum, I’ve been looking forward to seeing this recipe ever since I was your picture of the celery root and the kale on instagram. Sounds so wonderful!
I am not a fan of mayo either, so I always sub with yoghurt – because that is so damn delicious 🙂
Absolutely! So much more better! You know, the worst thing when people think mayo can be used as a salad dressing 😀
This is a beautiful, healthy salad Evi! The pictures made me decide to make one for dinner tonight. 🙂
Thanks Linda!
This is really a quick dinner, plus the leftover is great in a wrap for breakfast 😉
What a pretty salad! Love that you used kale and I always love walnuts in any form 🙂
Thank you! I’m also a huge walnut fan, I can eat way too much of them 😀
I love a good Waldorf salad, never tried it with kale though. Looks pretty and delicious
Thank you 🙂
I love this lighter waldorf salad! It’s beautiful especially with all the fresh ingredients in here!
Thanks, Kelly! Fresh kale makes really everything better 🙂
I make pretty similar salad when I get my hands on the celery root; it’s without kale and cashews, and it’s pretty good, so i know this baby also is 😉
I’m curious to try your version now 😉
I usually make it without kale too, but sometimes I like to add a bit more green veggies 🙂
i am not a fan of kale, but I saw this recipe on buzzfeed, tried out and now i love kale 😀
Oh wow, did I convert you? What an honour!
P.S. I love your email address 😀