{"id":43378,"date":"2024-09-27T17:37:09","date_gmt":"2024-09-27T21:37:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theleangreenbean.com\/?p=43378"},"modified":"2025-05-05T11:59:01","modified_gmt":"2025-05-05T15:59:01","slug":"kale-and-white-bean-salad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theleangreenbean.com\/kale-and-white-bean-salad\/","title":{"rendered":"Kale and White Bean Salad"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This Kale and White Bean Salad is packed with nutrients and the flavor just gets better as it sits in the fridge. The perfect meal prep lunch recipe.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n

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Hi friends!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It’s been a while since I shared a kale recipe<\/a>. I seem to go in cycles with kale, loving it for a while and then switching back to regular lettuce as my greens of choice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Right now I’m in a kale-loving era and this kale and white bean salad is my favorite way to eat it. Kale is great for meal prep because if you mix it with a dressing, it breaks down a bit and softens as it sits in the fridge, making it much more delicious than when it’s just plain raw kale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you’re looking for another salad that makes a great lunch, try this Mediterranean Chopped Salad<\/a> or this Crunchy Kale Salad with Couscous<\/a>. Or pair this salad with my Creamy Tomato Chicken Pasta<\/a> for an amazing dinner!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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How to de-stem kale<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If you haven’t used kale much in your kitchen, it’s important to note that before you just go chopping it up like lettuce, you need to remove the tough middle stem. Here are a couple ways to do that:<\/p>\n\n\n\n