Refreshing, healthy salad made with kale ribbons, fresh berries, fennel, onion, hemp hearts, and drizzled with a raw coconut vinaigrette.

1 bunch kale, washed, stemmed and cut into ribbons

1 medium fennel bulb, cored and very thinly sliced

1 small red onion, thinly sliced

¼ cup fennel fronds, roughly chopped

2 cups berries

2 Tablespoons raw hemp hearts

2 Tablespoons cold pressed flax seed oil

2 Tablespoosn raw coconut vinegar or fresh lemon juice

1 teaspoon raw honey (or maple syrup to keep it vegan)

Pinch sea salt

Massage kale with your hands to make it more tender. Divide between four wide bowls. Arrange the sliced fennel, onions, and berries over the kale. Sprinkle with hemp hearts and chopped fennel fronds. Whisk flax seed oil with vinegar and raw honey. Season with sea salt. Pour over the salads and serve immediately.
Makes 4 servings