I love this Christmas kale salad, it looks like it is ‘dressed’ just for the holidays. Super simple and quick to prepare, but the creamy pine nut-orange dressing and the pretty little pomegranate seeds make this salad absolutely festive and special. This salad can be served as a side or as a quick and healthy meal for the crazy times, when you have absolutely no time to cook, but still wanna eat something yummy.
So unbelievable, only 3 days left until Christmas. I still have some gifts to buy, I haven’t wrapped anything yet, and I am also not really sure yet, what we eat on Christmas eve. But our tree is decorated, we baked a lots of cookies, so I don’t worry anymore. At the end it all comes together.
What about you? Are you a last minute person, like I am? Then here it comes, my last minute vegan Christmas menu for you.
Starters and Soups
Roasted Aubergine and Zucchini Antipasti
Couscous and Hazelnut Balls
Creamy Pumpkin Soup with Bell Pepper
Sweet Potato Soup with Tomato and Lentil
Walnut and Herb Vegan Cheese
Quince Cheese
Mains
Simple Celeriac Steak served with Mandarine and Orange Mustard
Artichokes with Sun-Dried Tomato Dip
Spiral Vegetable Tarts
Pesto and Olive Stuffed Mushrooms
The Ultimate Nut Roast
Kale and Cranberry Stuffed Sweet Potatoes
Spicy Whole Roasted Cauliflower with Coconut
Sides and Salads
Cabbage Salad with Mandarine, Ginger and Tahini Dressing
Quinoa, Pumpkin and Kale Salad with Tempeh
Hasselback Sweet Potatoes
Grilled Vegetables with Apple Mustard Sauce
Smashed Purple Potatoes
Massaged Kale Salad with Quinoa
Desserts
Almond and Cinnamon Cookies
No-Bake Sweet Potato Cake
Raw Peanut Butter Chocolate Balls
Whiskey and Maple Roasted Nuts
Pumpkin Spiced Chia Pudding
Pumpkin Pudding
Christmas Kale Salad
- Total Time: 15 mins
- Yield: 4-10 1x
Ingredients
- 6 cups of chopped kale
- 1/2 cup of pomegranate seeds
- 4 tbsp hemp seeds
- 2/3 cup of orange juice
- 1/2 cup of pine nuts (or cashews)
- 1 tbsp mustard
- 1 tbsp soy sauce or coconut aminos
- 2 cloves of garlic
- black pepper
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Instructions
- For the dressing add orange juice, pine nuts, mustard, soy sauce, garlic and black pepper to a blender and process until completely smooth. Adjust consistency with water or orange juice if needed.
- Add chopped kale, pomegranate seeds and hemp seeds to a large bowl and mix together with dressing. Enjoy!
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Category: Salad
- Cuisine: Vegan
This is such a beautiful and festive looking salad. I love the sound of the creamy pine nut dressing. YUM! Lovely Christmas menus. Thanks for the great ideas. 🙂 Have a wonderful Christmas, Evi.
Thank you, Linda! 🙂
My family almost expects me to bring a kale salad to every event! Haha! One of my specialties 😉
So cool! My family never asks for salads unfortunately 😀
Wow, nice salad, really amazing idea for Christmas!
Thank you, Nancy!
Oh these pomegranate seeds make everything look so christmas-y! The salad looks fab. I really like your style of recipes: simple, but so colorful, creative and tasty! This roundup proves my point again 🙂 Thanks for the inspiration!
Thank you so much, Tine! 🙂
This salad would be perfect on the Christmas table. So pretty! Happy holidays sweetie
Thank you! Happy holidays you too, Josefine! 🙂
This salad looks just like Christmas! So festive 🙂
Thank you, Emma!
Coconut aminos are the secret to a great kale salad, I swear. This is beautiful – especially with all those pom seeds!
Merry Christmas 🙂
Thank you, Kate!
I LOVE kale! Your salad looks so very appetizing and festive..I like the add of hemp seeds.
Happy Holidays to your and your family!
Thank you, Angie 🙂
Happy Holidays you too!
Looks so delicious and fresh! I can’t get enough of kale and those pomegranate gems make it look so beautiful 😀
Thanks, Nadia!
Some really beautiful ideas, Evi! Merry Christmas and warmest wishes to you for the new year <3
Thank you, Audrey, you too! ♥︎
Looks beautiful and I think I will not wait just for Christmas to enjoy it.
Thank you, Judith. I hope you will like it 🙂