Fructose Free Kale & Blueberry Salad with Walnut Pesto Dressing

Fruit-forward salads can be a minefield when you're watching fructose intake, but this one leans on blueberries — which are among the lower-fructose fruit options — and keeps every other ingredient clean and straightforward. The real star is the walnut pesto dressing, blended from fresh basil, toasted walnuts, garlic, lemon juice, and olive oil into something silky and deeply savory that you'll want to put on everything. Massaging the kale with a pinch of salt before dressing it is a small step that makes a huge difference — the leaves soften, darken, and soak up every bit of that herbaceous coating. Thinly sliced red onion and a handful of roughly chopped toasted walnuts add crunch and a little sharpness to balance the sweet pop of the berries. The whole thing comes together in one bowl with minimal equipment, and the dressing blends up in under a minute in a small food processor. It's the kind of salad that actually satisfies — hearty enough to stand alone, elegant enough to serve to guests without any apology.

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