Kohlrabi salad with cilantro and lime is a refreshing and healthy summer salad made with kohlrabi, cilantro, lime, jalapeño and a citrus vinaigrette This tastes good the next day too.
Serves 4-6
Ingredients:
2 medium kohlrabi, cut into matchsticks
1 head very thinly sliced fennel
1 tart (not sweet) apple, peeled and cut into chunks
114mL (½ cup) chopped cilantro (one small bunch)
1 jalapeno pepper, seeds removed, chopped very fine
114mL (½ cup) chopped scallion
orange zest from one orange
lime zest from one lime
Citrus Honey Vinaigrette:
57mL (¼ cup) olive oil (or ½ each olive oil and avocado oil if the olive oil is very strongly flavoured)
57mL (¼ cup) fresh orange juice (juice from one orange)
57mL (¼ cup) honey
44mL (3 Tbsp lime juice (juice from one large lime)
15mL (1 Tbsp) rice wine vinegar
2.4mL (½ tsp) kosher salt
Trim and peel the kohlrabi. Cut off two ends. Cut in half from top to bottom. Thinly slice, rotate and slice again, making ¼ inch matchsticks. Place in large bowl with chopped cilantro, scallions, finely chopped jalapeño, lime zest and orange zest. Whisk dressing together in a small bowl. Toss with salad. Refrigerate until serving. Garnish with citrus zest and cilantro.
