Massaged Kale Salad with Pine Nuts & Dried Cranberries
"I’ve had a couple kale recipes on the blog. If I want it warm, my go-to recipe is an easy sautéed kale. As for a raw kale recipe, I’m going to share my favorite way of making it in this post, plus some ideas to transform your simple kale salad into super clean and healthy meals. How Do You Massage The Kale and Why? To massage the kale, simply add some olive oil and salt to your raw kale leaves. Use both of your hands to rub the leaves for a couple minutes. You’ll notice your kale softened up after the massage."
Serves6
Preparation Time15 min
Ingredients
- 1 bunch of curly kale, stems removed and torn
- 1 bunch of Lacinto kale, stems removed and torn
- Olive oil & Salt
- 1/3 cup pine nuts
- 1/3 cup dried cranberries
- 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese, shaved
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
- 1/4 cup lemon juice
- 3 tablespoons fresh oregano leaves
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Place prepared kale in a large bowl, rinse and drain. Add some olive oil and a pinch of salt and massage kale with both of your hands for about 5 minutes. (This step will help reduce the bitter flavor of the kale. Set aside.)
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Clean hands. Make the vinaigrette by adding Dijon mustard, lemon juice, oregano leaves, salt, red pepper flakes, maple syrup and garlic in a blender. Blend until smooth, then slowly add extra virgin olive oil, continue blending until well combined.
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Add pine nuts and dried cranberries into the large bowl with the kale. Pour the vinaigrette over and toss all ingredients together. Transfer the kale salad to a large serving bowl or small bowls for individual servings.
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Use a vegetable peeler, shave some Parmesan cheese on top and season with freshly ground black pepper. Serve!