I placed a few leaves aside and massaged the rest to see if I could really tell the difference.
Sounds super weird, right? I felt the same way and was slightly convinced that I would look like an idiot for five minutes and the kale would be zero percent different. Because it is so tough, if you are using it raw in a salad (like this) I would recommend massaging it first. Before the kale obsession swept America several years ago, we mainly saw it as a decoration in salad bars…poor kale. So, kale is naturally a very tough green. The only extra thing you need to do if you let this sit in your fridge for a while is drizzle a little extra dressing on the greens before eating, and even that is totally optional. It wasn’t wilted, but it did soak up most of the dressing. Since kale is such a hearty green, it can sit in the fridge, dressed, for several days and still be delicious! Case and point: I made this salad on Saturday, and I had it for lunch today. A dressed salad sitting in your fridge = wilty, gross mess. Salads are never like that…you pretty much eat them fresh or you don’t eat them at all. The crazy thing about this salad? It’s so simple! Here’s what is in it:Īnother thing I love about this recipe is that it can sit in the fridge for several days without becoming wilty and ruined. It fits in perfectly with what I love most – healthy food that tastes wonderful. I knew right when I tried it that I needed to recreate his delicious salad for the blog.
Raw in a lightly dressed salad? No! But I was so wrong. Just raw kale…I never, ever, ever thought that raw kale could taste so delicious. The thing that blew my mind the most was a delicious kale salad he made one evening. He made dinner for his family every night, and I always snuck one (and by one, I mean several) bites of everything he made. Baaaasically what I’m saying is that he rocks.Īnyway, I went to visit Megan and my other best friend in North Carolina for New Years Eve this year, and I stayed at Megan’s house with her Iron Chef father. Megan and I grew up together, and I remember when I would go to her house for dinner, I would always be totally obsessed with anything her dad made. My best friend’s dad is seriously one of the best cooks I have ever met in my life.
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