Simple Massaged Kale Salad

Not convinced about kale? A leafy green vegetable, kale is packed with beneficial antioxidants, zinc, vitamins C, E and beta-carotene. However, it is very fibrous and can be tough to chew. The answer lies in preparation, our colleague Sue massages her kale 3 minutes for her daily salad. We removed the bitter tasting stalks, used lemon, sea salt and olive oil to “marinate” the leaves, for a flavorful, tender and delicious salad.

4 ample servings.

Easy Ingredients:

  • 1 large bunch of fresh kale, black, curly, dinosaur or Tuscan

  • 3 tablespoons freshly juiced lemon

  • ¼ teaspoon sea salt (Kosher fine too)

  • ¼ cup Villa Graziella Organic extra virgin olive oil + extra to taste

  • ¼ teaspoon freshly cracked pepper

Simple Directions:

  1. Wash, rinse & dry kale (wash, rinse & dry even if bagged)

  2. Run your hand along the stem, starting from the bottom going up to remove leaves from stalk

  3. Stack a few kale leaves, fold and roll leaves into a cylinder

  4. Chop cylinder into bite size pieces

  5. Place pieces in a large mixing bowl

  6. Add lemon juice followed by salt and then olive oil-which binds the ingredients together. If oil is added first it creates a film around leaves

  7. Wash hands thoroughly, massage kale for 3-4 minutes, so leaves become softer, slightly smaller as they marinate and absorb the lemon, salt & olive oil

  8. Add your favorite seasonal fruit, veggies & toppings-toasted almonds or pepitas (pumpkins seeds), shaved Parmesan or Romano cheese

  9. Drizzle additional olive oil, seasonings to taste (Sue adds garlic & onion powder)

  10. Serve & enjoy

Helpful Hints:

Compost or use stalks for broth with other flavorful veggie scraps (carrots, celery & onion)

Cover & refrigerate up to 3-4 days or sauté for a healthy side dish

Do not freeze

Find the inspirational recipe here…https://minimalistbaker.com/easy-massaged-kale-salad-15-minutes/

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Grazie!

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