Low Calorie Kale Salads for Weight Loss

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These 5 Low Calorie Kale Salad Recipes are packed full of nutrition and so easy to make!

You’ll have options for a simple kale salad, a vegan protein packed kale salad, and even a chicken kale salad in the recipe card below.

kale salad recipe

Plus, I’ve supplied you with our low calorie lemon vinaigrette. It’s so amazing in this salad, but really any vinaigrette will work.

I love this recipe because the toppings pair perfectly with kale. I balanced the bitter flavor of kale with cranberries and creamy avocado. Plus an amazing dressing, creating a perfect kale salad recipe I know you’ll love.

Low Calorie Kale Salads for Weight Loss

kale salad recipe

Ingredients in Healthy Kale Salads

I suppled you with a wonderful low calorie lemon kale salad dressing in the section below. But you could use any vinaigrette salad dressing!

Here are more salad dressing recipes, try all these kale salad dressing recipes… or use the lemon kale salad dressing below.

More Salad Dressings for Low Calorie Kale Salads:

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Shopping List for Healthy Kale Salads:

  • Kale 
  • Pecans
  • Dried cranberries
  • Avocado
  • Low Calorie Lemon Vinaigrette

4 Optional Protein Add-Ins:

How to Make Low Calorie Kale Salad for Weight Loss

This easy kale salad requires no cooking, and is a great meal prep salad for lunch or dinner.

Making a salad kale recipe is easy and hearty. You’ll need to remove the stem and discard it, but you can also get a bag of chopped kale to save time.

kale salad recipe

How to Make a Healthy Kale Salad:

  1. To a large bowl add the kale, 1/2 of the pecans, 1/2 of the cranberries, and the dressing (plus 1/2 of any addition protein add ins).
  2. Toss well until the vinaigrette coats all the kale.
  3. Move to a plate (or meal prep container) and top with the remaining pecans, cranberries and the avocado (and the remaining 1/2 of the optional protein add ins).

Low Calorie Kale Salad for Weight Loss

These healthy kale salad recipes come with 4 optional protein add ins, so below you get 5 low calorie kale salad recipes!

I’ve supplied you with a healthy kale salad dressing lemon vinaigrette, but we also supplied more kale salad dressing recipes above in the “Ingredients” section.

kale salad recipe

Low Calorie Kale Salads for Weight Loss

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This healthy vegan kale salad with pecans cranberries and avocado is huge, and so filling!
I serve this low calorie kale salad with my Low Calorie Lemon Vinaigrette, but really any vinaigrette would be great in this healthy salad!
Special Tip: You can add in more protein with the 4 protein add-ins below, there are options for vegans, vegetarians, and chicken lovers too.
5 from 1 vote
Prep Time 3 minutes
Cook Time 0 minutes
Total Time 3 minutes
Course dinner, lunch, Main Course
Cuisine American
Servings 1 serving
Calories 373 kcal

Ingredients
 
 

Instructions
 

  • To a large bowl add the kale, 1/2 of the pecans, 1/2 of the cranberries, and the dressing (plus 1/2 of any addition protein add ins).
  • Toss well until the vinaigrette coats all the kale.
  • Move to a plate (or meal prep container) and top with the remaining pecans, cranberries and the avocado (and the remaining 1/2 of the optional protein add ins).

Nutrition

Serving: 3cupsCalories: 373kcalCarbohydrates: 25.6gProtein: 6.3gFat: 29.1gSaturated Fat: 5.4gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 124mgPotassium: 1207mgFiber: 10.1gSugar: 1.6gCalcium: 199mgIron: 3mg
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Nutrition and Calories in Kale Salads

The nutrition and calories below are based off 1 serving (3 cups) of the basic kale salad recipe above.

If you choose to add in a protein option, the calories will change a bit, but the protein will increase too.

Important Note: As a reminder, at Lose Weight By Eating it is my goal to make you healthier, all-natural versions of your favorite recipes… not all will be “diet worthy” depending on the diet you are on. But they will be healthier versions to help curb your cravings.

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