This salad is the perfect healthy lunch or dinner for the Fall. This Harvest Salad comes together quickly with fresh kale, sliced apples, and pecans. Everything gets drizzled with this easy homemade Rosemary Mandarin Dressing made with Great Lakes Gelatin MCT Oil.

Great Lakes Gelatin MCT Oil is organic and easily metabolized and absorbed by the liver. MCT stands for medium-chain triglycerides. A triglyceride is a type of fat that can be converted to ketones and used for energy. The addition of this oil to the homemade salad dressing can naturally help support your body’s metabolism and provide energy for your brain and body.

Servings: 2
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 0 minutes

Ingredients

Fall Harvest Salad

2 bunches Lacinto Dino Kale - destemmed & chopped
1 tablespoon olive oil (use code TRAILTOHEALTH to 10% off)
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 honeycrisp apple, thinly sliced
¼ cup pomegranate seeds
½ cup mandarin segments
3 tablespoons Pecans
3 tablespoons sprouted pumpkin seeds
3 tablespoons sprouted sunflower seeds

Rosemary Mandarin Dressing

½ cup olive oil (use code TRAILTOHEALTH to 10% off)
½ cup mandarin juice
¼ cup lemon juice
1-2 tablespoon Great Lakes Gelatin MCT Oil
2 tablespoons fresh rosemary, chopped
2 tablespoons fresh tarragon, chopped
½ teaspoon salt

Directions

1. Destem the kale and slice into thin pieces and place in a bowl. Pour the olive oil and lemon over the kale and start to massage to soften the kale for a few minutes.

2. Mix in the pomegranate seeds, mandarins, pecans, pumpkin seeds and sunflower. Reserve about 1 tablespoon of each to garnish the top of the salad when done.

3. Slice apple into thin slices with a mandolin or knife. Use a spoon to remove any seeds or core. Arrange the apples on the salad in fan shapes.

4. Top the salad with any remaining ingredients.

5. Option to add grilled rosemary steak or chicken or keep it plant-based and add some hearty roasted veggies.

6. For the dressing, combine all the dressing ingredients in blender or food processor and mix together until emulsified.

7. Top with Rosemary Mandarin Dressing and enjoy.