If this doesn’t become your new favorite salad, we don’t know what to say. Dressed in a zesty lemon vinaigrette, this kale and avocado salad will fill you up and supply you with protein and healthy fats. Normally, people have a skewed view of kale, primarily because people don’t always prepare it correctly. You need to massage kale before eating it. No, really, we are serious. When you massage the leaves as you rinse them off, kale becomes a little less fibrous and tough. You also have to remove the thick stems because those have a bitter, unappetizing flavor.

Once you massage the kale and remove the thick stems, it’s important to chop it finely. The smaller you chop the kale, the more it breaks down and the easier it is to eat. You’ll get lots of crunch from the pine nuts, so there’s no reason to make your jaw do more work by crunching on large pieces of kale. Finally, the creamy avocado brings everything together. It adds a creamy texture and it marries beautifully with the lemon vinaigrette.