Kale Salad

 

As promised, we are trying to eat healthy.  Luckily, one of our new addictions is raw Kale.  We get made fun of for this, but it is true.  We can’t stop eating it and it hasn’t gotten old.  We are told it will soon, but until then, we are living it up Kale-style.  One of our Kale salad go-tos is as follows:

 

Kale Salad

1/3-1/2 head of Kale (about 3 cups chopped)

1 c grated Parmesan

 

Vinaigrette

4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil

4 tsp champagne vinegar

4 tsp dijon mustard

 

Croutons

4 slices of sourdough bread

2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil

1/4 tsp garlic powder

1/4 tsp onion powder

1/4 tsp dried rosemary

1/4 tsp dried thyme

1/2 tsp salt

 

If you are making your own croutons, then do this first.  We used Sourdough that we had in our freezer, thanks to the CK.  (The CK knows that we like Sourdough bread, especially the Pigs Fly brand, and every time we come to visit he has a loaf or two waiting for us.)  Start by cutting the sourdough into squares.  Combine the garlic powder, onion powder, rosemary, thyme and salt.  Then pour two tbsp of olive oil into a ziploc bag and add in the seasoning mixture. Put the bread in the bag with the oil and herbs and shake it up until all the bread cubes are evenly coated.  Empty into a baking tin and cook for ten minutes at 400 (give or take, you want them to be crisp).

6 photos lost when the old site was hacked. (chunks of sourdough; crouton seasoning; olive oil with crouton seasoning; Tossing it in a plastic bag; seasoned croutons before being baked; baked croutons) Newer posts will have photos.

Next wash and chop the kale.  We like ours in thin horizontal slices.  Grate the Parmesan and combine with kale in a bowl.

Photo lost when the old site was hacked. (Chopped kale) Newer posts will have photos.

Combine croutons, Parmesan and kale in a large bowl.

Combine the vinegar, mustard, and olive oil and whisk until emulsified.  Pour over the kale mixture and fall in love.

Photo lost when the old site was hacked. (our mustard and champagne vinegar vinaigrette) Newer posts will have photos.

We are trying to get raw kale converts out of you all.  So, try it! The worst that can happen is you’ll eat something healthy!