Tahini Kale Caesar Salad with Whole-Grain Croutons
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A kale and lettuce salad with a tahini-based Caesar dressing and whole-grain croutons. The tahini dressing is creamy and tastes close to traditional Caesar. A fresh and nutritious vegetarian side salad.
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Nutrition & ingredients
Ingredients
serves 4- 6 ounces crusty whole-grain bread (cut into 3/4-inch cubes (about 3 cups))
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- Fine sea salt
- 1/4 cup tahini
- 3 tablespoons lemon juice (from 1 to 1 1/2 lemons)
- 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 cloves garlic (pressed or minced)
- 1 teaspoons Dijon mustard
- 1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 2 tablespoons water
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 1 medium bunch (about 8 ounces Tuscan (lacinato) Kale, touch ribs removed and leaves chopped into bite-size pieces)
- 5 ounces romaine (about 1/2 small-medium head, chopped into bite-size pieces)
- 1/3 cup finely grated Parmesan cheese (about 2/3 ounce)
At a glance
PER SERVING · TIME 25M
BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV
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- Prep
- 15m
- Cook
- 10m
- Sodium
- 779mg
- Total sugar
- 3g
Added sugar is not shown when one or more ingredients lack reliable added-sugar evidence.
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving.
Vitamins & minerals
- Potassium
- 295mg
- Calcium
- 229mg
- Iron
- 3mg
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- PREP
- 15M
- SODIUM
- 779MG
- ESTIMATE
- COMPLETE
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving. 100% of estimated mass resolved.