Actually Tasty and Healthy 20-Minute Kale Tofu Salad

Blue and white bowl with salad and golden brown tofu inside with a lemon off to the side and fork in the bowl

Actually Tasty and Healthy 20-Minute Kale Tofu Salad

This protein-rich 20-Minute Kale & Tofu Salad is seriously delicious, meaning you'll actually crave it! The Crispy 20-Minute Air Fryer Tofu Nuggets come together in just a few simple steps while you prepare the rest of the salad, making it the perfect protein-packed, easy vegan lunch or dinner, or as a healthy side dish!

Course Appetizer, dinner, lunch, Main Course, Salad, Salad Dressing

Cuisine American

Diet Gluten Free, Vegan, Vegetarian

Keyword 20-Minute Meal, air fried tofu, air fried tofu nuggets, healthy salad, healthy salad dressing, Healthy Salad Recipe, tofu salad

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 15

Total Time 20

Servings

Calories 290kcal

Author Lauren McNeill, RD

Ingredients

1 batch Actually Tasty and Healthy Tofu Nuggets
3 cups kale destemmed and sliced into ribbons
1/2 apple sliced
1 carrot grated
1/4 cup pumpkin seeds

For the dressing

1 ½ tbsp olive oil divided
3 tbsp nutritional yeast
2 tsp dijon mustard
1 tsp maple syrup
1 lemon juiced, divided
1/4 plus 1/8 tsp salt divided
1/4 tsp pepper

Instructions

Make your Actually Tasty & Healthy Air Fryer Tofu Nuggets.
Meanwhile, add the destemmed and chopped kale to a large bowl. Sprinkle 1/2 tbsp olive oil and 1/8 tsp salt on top of the kale, then use your hands to massage the kale leaves until they turn a deep green and have softened in texture.
3 cups kale, 1 ½ tbsp olive oil, 1/4 plus 1/8 tsp salt
Add the remaining salad ingredients, including the additional 1 tbsp olive oil and 1/4 tsp salt, then toss well to combine. Once the tofu nuggets are done, add those, too! Serve and enjoy!
1/2 apple, 1 carrot, 1/4 cup pumpkin seeds, 1 ½ tbsp olive oil, 3 tbsp nutritional yeast, 2 tsp dijon mustard, 1 tsp maple syrup, 1 lemon, 1/4 tsp pepper, 1/4 plus 1/8 tsp salt

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