Raw Kale Pear Blue Cheese Salad with Lemon Vinaigrette
Kale is becomingly increasingly popular and for good reason. It’s a wonderful green full of healthy benefits. Kale chips has been the most popular way to enjoy them but more and more you will be seeing raw kale used in salads.
This salad is a twist on a salad a friend of mine made for a party years ago, except she used a mix of salad greens and a bottled dressing. I always remembered enjoying the flavor of pear and blue cheese together. Super yum!
I decided to try raw kale in place of romaine. I love kale in my smoothies and cooked as well. Raw as a salad, I was a a bit skeptical and not sure how my stomach would react. Surprisingly I must say, no issues, actually better than when I just use romaine lettuce!
You will notice the salad is high in fat, but that is coming mostly from healthy olive oil and the walnuts. I found reduced fat blue cheese and my local supermarket. I could have decided this salad up to serve 6, but if you want it as a main dish, it’s a hearty salad for 4, hence the higher calories and fat. The hubby and I enjoyed it for two days!
Other Kale recipe you might enjoy:
Raw Kale Pear Blue Cheese Salad with Lemon Vinaigrette
Ingredients
- 6 cups chopped packed raw kale stems removed
- 2 scallions chopped
- 2 pears with skin chopped
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
- 1/2 cup crumbled blue cheese light
- optional: Garlic Parmesan Gluten Free Croutons 1/2 cup dried cranberries, fruit juice sweetened (found at Whole foods)
- Dressing
- 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1/4 cup lemon juice
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon Dijon or regular mustard
- pepper to taste
Instructions
- In a large bowl toss together all ingredients.
- In a small bowl whisk dressing ingredients and combine with kale and fruit.
- Top with croutons if desired!
Notes
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About Brenda
Brenda Bennett is a certified Nutritional Therapy Practitioner, certified Sugar Detox Coach, certified Keto Coach, and certified Life Coach. She has been Sugar Free & refined-carb free for 20 years and is the author of four cookbooks: Sugar-Free Mom, Naturally Keto, The 30-Day Sugar Elimination Diet, and her newest release, Good, Better, Best (2025). Her work focuses on helping women detox from sugar, eliminate cravings, balance blood sugar, and lose weight while enjoying delicious, nutrient-dense whole foods. Brenda is also the creator of the Midlife Macro™ Method and the weekly Midlife Macro Meal Plans™, designed specifically for women in perimenopause and menopause who want simple, high-protein, low-carb meals to support hormones, metabolism, and long-term health.She is the founder of the Sugar Free Fresh Start course and the Sugar Free Mom Tribe membership.
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