Kale Salad Recipe

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5

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Excellent
  • Prep Time

    15 mins

  • Cook Time

    25 mins

  • Additional Time

    25 mins

  • Servings

    6

  • Calories

    214 kcal

  • Course

    Salad

  • Cuisine

    American

Kale Salad Recipe

This delicious kale salad recipe includes apples, dried cherries, roasted squash, and a creamy vinaigrette for the perfect salad.

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Ingredients

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For the Salad:

  • 1 acorn squash seeds removed, sliced into ½” thick slices
  • 1 tablespoons olive oil
  • 3 kale stems removed, bunches, roughly cut, fresh
  • ½ recipe for pickled onions
  • 1 Granny Smith apple cored, thinly sliced
  • 1 Fuji apple cored, thinly sliced
  • 1/2 fennel bulb thinly shaved
  • 3 celery ribs thinly shaved
  • 1/2 cup pistachio roughly chopped
  • 3/4 cup dried cherries
  • Parmesan Cheese for garnish
  • salt sea salt and fresh cracked, to taste
  • black pepper sea salt and fresh cracked, to taste

For the Dressing:

  • 2 mayonnaise heaping tablespoons
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons sugar
  • 3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
  • 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
  • salt sea salt and fresh cracked, to taste
  • black pepper sea salt and fresh cracked, to taste

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 375°.
  2. Coat the squash in olive oil, season with salt and pepper, place on a sheet tray lined with parchment paper, and roast in the oven for 20 to 25 minutes at 375° or until lightly browned and al dente, or slightly crunchy. Transfer to a plate and chill until cold.
  3. Next, make the pickled onions and set them aside.
  4. Dressing: In a small bowl, whisk together the mayonnaise, sugar, red wine vinegar, olive oil, salt, and pepper, and set aside.
  5. In a large bowl, toss together the kale, some pickled red onions, apples, fennel, celery, pistachios, and cherries, and season with salt and pepper.
  6. Add a few tablespoons of the vinaigrette and toss together.
  7. Finish with Parmesan cheese and top off with chilled roasted acorn squash.

Notes

  • Make-Ahead: You can make this spring salad up to 1 day before. Just be sure it is not yet mixed with the dressing. In addition, it would be best to leave the apples and fennel uncut.
  • How to Store: Cover and keep it in the refrigerator undressed for up to 3 days. This will not freeze.
  • Feel free to use whatever salad dressing you’d like.
  • You can swap out, remove, or substitute any vegetables in this recipe.
  • If you like more sour flavors, use granny smith apples instead of fuji or honey crisp.
  • You can also large dice the squash instead of serving it with skin on half-moons like I did.

Nutrition Information

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Calories 214kcal (11%) Carbohydrates 27g (9%) Protein 4g (8%) Fat 11g (17%) Saturated Fat 1g (5%) Cholesterol 1mg (0%) Sodium 624mg (26%) Potassium 571mg (12%) Fiber 4g (16%) Sugar 12g (24%) Vitamin A 2887IU (58%) Vitamin C 38mg (42%) Calcium 91mg (9%) Iron 2mg (11%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 6Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 214 kcal

% Daily Value*

Calories 214kcal 11%
Carbohydrates 27g 9%
Protein 4g 8%
Fat 11g 17%
Saturated Fat 1g 5%
Cholesterol 1mg 0%
Sodium 624mg 26%
Potassium 571mg 12%
Fiber 4g 16%
Sugar 12g 24%
Vitamin A 2887IU 58%
Vitamin C 38mg 42%
Calcium 91mg 9%
Iron 2mg 11%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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