Massaged Kale Salad
Take the full amount of time to massage the kale to make this a really delicious salad.
Ingredients
- 1 bunch Kale stalks removed and discarded, leaves thinly sliced
- 1 lemon juiced
- ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil plus extra for drizzling
- kosher salt
- 2 teaspoons honey
- freshly ground black pepper
- 1 can mandarin oranges drained
- 2 Tablespoons mixed seeds and nuts (pumpkin, sunflower, thinly sliced almonds)
Instructions
- In a large serving bowl, combine the kale, juice of half the lemon, a drizzle of olive oil and a little kosher salt.
- Massage the kale with your hand until it starts to soften and wilt, about 3 minutes. Set aside.
- In a small bowl, whisk the juice from the other half of lemon, honey, and lots of freshly ground black pepper.
- Stream in the ¼ cup olive oil while whisking until a dressing forms.
- Pour the dressing over the kale and add oranges and seed/nut mixture. Toss and serve.
Notes
Recipe from Aarti Sequeira of the Food Network