Kale and Red Cabbage Salad with Rice and Pecans

This vibrant chopped kale and red cabbage salad recipe has shaved carrots, watermelon radish, red peppers, brown rice, pecans and your favorite salad dressing.

Kale and red cabbage salad is full of color, energy, and flavor.

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Variations on Kale Salad with Cabbage, Rice, Pecans

Use any variety of kale for the salad.  Lacinata or dinosaur kale is my current favorite and is in the picture (it's a strong flat kale), but curly or red Russian kale work too.

Can't find a watermelon radish?  Cool.  Use a couple regular radishes, turnips, or a piece of daikon (longer white radish).

Don't want to make the cabbage and kale salad dressing?  Don't stress.  Buy something similar and move on!

Use any grain or starch you have cooked or as leftovers.  If you don't want to make the rice, you could use quinoa, farro, or pasta with the salad.

Kale And Red Cabbage Salad with Pecans and Rice

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This vibrant chopped kale and red cabbage salad recipe includes shaved carrots, watermelon radish, red peppers, brown rice, nuts and a peanut ginger tamari salad dressing. 

• Author: beckie
• Prep Time: 30 minutes
• Cook Time: 10 minutes
• Total Time: 40 minutes
• Yield: 4
• Category: Main Dish / Salad
• Method: No Cooking Involved
• Cuisine: Thai Inspired
• Diet: Gluten Free

Ingredients

• 1 head kale, chopped
• ¼ head red cabbage, chopped
• 2 carrots, shaved
• 1 red pepper, sliced
• 1 watermelon radish, sliced
• 3 green onions, lightly smashed and sliced
• 2 cups cooked brown rice
• ½ cup cilantro leaves - as garnish
• ½ cup chopped nuts - as garnish
• ¾ cup store bought or pre-made peanut ginger dressing

Instructions

• Cut the green onions (white and green parts) lengthwise into 1 ½" pieces.  Smash the green onions gently (and carefully!) with the back flat edge of a chef's knife.  It doesn't have to be hard - just try to smash them enough so that you can level them out a bit and safely slice them. (Don't want to do this? Simply slice the onions instead).
• Peel the carrots with a vegetable peeler.  Throw the "first peels" away and then continue "shaving" them with the vegetable peeler.
• In a large bowl add the rinsed kale, red cabbage, carrots, pepper, radish, and green onions.  Toss together and plate. 
• Add brown rice to center of plate.  Add salad on top of rice. 
• Top with cilantro and pecans and add desired amount of dressing.

Notes

• Use any kale you got.  Lacinata or dinosaur kale is my current favorite and is in the picture.
• Can't find a watermelon radish?  Cool.  Use a couple regular radishes, turnip, or daikon.
• Don't want to make the dressing?  Don't stress.  Buy something similar and move on!
• Use any grain or starch you have cooked or as leftovers.  If you don't want to make the brown rice, you could use quinoa, farro, or white rice.