Ingredients:

Fresh lime juice- 3 tbsp

Extra virgin olive oil- 2 tbsp

1 bunch kale, ribs removed- leaves thinly sliced

Soft dates- 1/4 cup sliced

Cranberries- 1/8 cup

Honey crisp apples- 1, sliced thin and long

Carrots- 1/2 cut into match stick size strips

Purple cabbage- 1/4 cup chopped (optional)

Roasted pumpkin seeds- 1/4 cup

Freshly ground pepper

Kosher salt

Method:

Whisk together lemon juice, olive oil and salt.  Toss kale in this mixture, allow to stand for 10 minutes. Massage the kale in between, which helps it to soften….

Then mix with dates, sliced apples, carrots, pumpkin seeds and cranberries. I also added some chopped purple cabbage which I had in hand. Add pepper and salt according to your taste, mix well and serve!

A very refreshing salad and having massaged the kale removed the bitter taste and eating with apples and dates gave the perfect sweetness to the salad!