Massaged Kale

Name: Massaged Kale
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Ingredients: 1 bunch (about 200 g/7 oz) kale, washed and dried; 3 tbsp cold-pressed oil, such as olive, pumpkin or hemp; 3 tbsp cold-pressed oil, such as olive, pumpkin or hemp; 3 tbsp cold-pressed oil, such as olive, pumpkin or hemp; 3 tbsp cold-pressed oil, such as olive, pumpkin or hemp; 1–2 tsp sea salt or tamari; 1–2 tsp sea salt or tamari; 1–2 tbsp Nut or Seed Butter, such as pumpkin seed, tahini, sunflower or cashew; 1–2 tbsp Nut or Seed Butter, such as pumpkin seed, tahini, sunflower or cashew; 1–2 tbsp Nut or Seed Butter, such as pumpkin seed, tahini, sunflower or cashew; 1–2 tbsp Nut or Seed Butter, such as pumpkin seed, tahini, sunflower or cashew; 1–2 tbsp Nut or Seed Butter, such as pumpkin seed, tahini, sunflower or cashew; Baked roots with smoked almond butter; Tossed through fresh leaves with crunchy seeds and extra dressing; Served as part of a bowl with rice, ferments and cooked vegeables

Preparation info

Serves:
2

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
10 min

Appears in

Plant Academy: The Cookbook

By Lauren Lovatt

Published 2025

About

This simple and delicious recipe will revolutionize how you eat kale! One of my ULTIMATE pet peeves is being served raw kale – we can’t digest it and, if you aren’t used to eating raw plants, it could give you a stomach-ache. I think kale is made to be massaged and there is a special way to do this. I have roped all my friends and family members into this task and even the kale-averse have ended up falling for this way of eating it!

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Side dish
Vegan
Gluten-free

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