Summer wouldn’t be complete without including stone fruit in your recipes. Although this salad calls for peaches, you can substitute them with nectarines, plums, or apricots if you have them on hand. The goal is to make your life easy, but we also want to add a little pizzazz to your regularly old salad. Kale is a great sturdy green that has just the right amount of bitterness for the sweeter peaces and juicy, tart blueberries. That said, this salad does a great job at making kale not taste like kale.

This could potentially be one of your new favorite salads during summer. The season is not over, so you still have time to get your hands on some fresh, seasonal peaches. The salad is very simple and tossed in an easy lemon vinaigrette that pairs beautifully with the kale, blueberries, peaches, and pumpkin seeds. You can enhance your content of protein and healthy fats if you want to add raw pecans (pictured). They are not required, but add an additional textural and slightly salty and nutty component. Again, make it easy on yourself, though. No need to overcomplicate your life!

When it comes to making a kale salad, one tip that we always suggest is to massage the kale. This extra step helps to soften the leaves and make them easier to eat. Alternatively, you can chop the kale finely instead of adding large leaves to your salad. If you have never massaged your kale before, there has never been a better time to start. Lastly, remove those fibrous, thick stems from the kale leaves, as they have a bitter, unpleasant taste.