Winter Kale Salad

Minoo whipped up a feast of Kale in the Gilmore Park Church Community Kitchen. This is because she got a big box of kale from Arzeena from the Richmond Sharing Farm.

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The first kale recipe is Winter Kale Salad. The kale salad is paired with pear and blue cheese which is a perfect match.

Check out kale’s nutritional value here.

Ingredients

  • 1 small bunch of kale, stems removed, sliced in small pieces
  • 1/4 cup pecans
  • 1 green onion, chopped
  • 1 pear, peeled and sliced
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
  • 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
  • Crumbled blue cheese, for garnish

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Source: this recipe is adapted from Food Network, Melissa D’Arabian

prep time: 15 minutes; Serves 4

Instructions

Winter-Kale-Salad-2-300x200Toast and chop pecans.
Winter-Kale-Salad-3-300x200Combine kale, pear, green onion and pecan in a large bowl
Winter-Kale-Salad-6-300x200Combine balsamic vinegar, olive oil, salt and pepper in a measuring cup. Whisk to mix well.
Winter-Kale-Salad-4-300x200Drizzle the dressing over the salad.

Toss and sprinkle with cheese before serving.

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  1. etranger

    What kind of kale is this? It looks much more tender than the usual stuff I can find.

    1. Suanne

      Hi etranger, I think they are called Russian kale.

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