This vegan kale salad recipe features sauteed Mung Bean Sprouts and Seared Carrots all tossed in a sweet and spicy Chili Lime Dressing! A perfect healthy side dish or lunch! Allergen Information: Free of Dairy, egg, corn, soy, gluten, grain, yeast, nut. Allergen Information: Free of Dairy, egg, corn, soy, gluten, grain, yeast, nut

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 15 minutes
  • Cook time: 10 minutes
  • Total time: 25 minutes
  • Yield: 2
  • Category: Appetizer, Side
  • Cuisine: American

Ingredients

Chili Lime Sesame Dressing:

  • 1 Tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 Tablespoon Maple syrup (more for sweeter)
  • 2 teaspoons sesame oil
  • 2 teaspoons lime juice
  • 1 teaspoon chili flakes
  • a generous dash of cayenne pepper or red chili powder
  • 1 garlic clove minced
  • 1 teaspoon minced ginger
  • salt + pepper
  • a generous dash of lime zest

Salad:

  • Kale (destemmed, chopped)
  • 1.5 cups Mung bean sprouts
  • Sliced Carrots
  • Chili Lime Sesame dressing to taste
  • Sesame seeds for garnish

Method

Dressing:

  1. Mix everything listed under dressing. Taste and adjust salt, sweet and spice. Let sit for 15 minutes if possible or so for the flavors to all gel together.

To Sprout Mung Beans at home:

  1. Wash and soak the dry Mung Beans for 4-6 hours. Drain, rinse and keep the bowl covered by a damp towel. Rinse every 6-8 hours until preferred sprout length. The pictured sprouts are 2 day old.

Salad:

  1. Cook the Mung bean sprouts. In a large pan, add a teaspoon of oil and heat on medium. Add the sprouts when the oil is hot, and mix well. Season with a little salt and pepper, cover and cook on medium heat for 3-4 minutes.
  2. Or you can serve the sprouts raw.
  3. Massage the kale in a little olive oil for a few minutes.
  4. Or blanch for 2 minutes in hot water. I usually blanch mine. Or use other greens of choice.

Sear the sliced carrots:

  1. In a large pan, add 2 teaspoons of oil and heat on high. Add sliced carrots when hot. Cook until some edges are browned. I also cooked up some of the carrot greens with the carrots to serve in the salad.
  2. In a bowl, add Kale, Sprouts, seared carrots(and optional carrot greens).
  3. Add the dressing and toss well.
  4. Top with sesame seeds or crushed peanuts.

Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note

Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.