To use kale for a salad, you may want to massage the leaves.
Recipe Summary Kale, Apple, Avocado, And Bacon Salad
This salad has everything: the creaminess of avocado, the tanginess of apple, the crunch of almonds, and, of course, bacon. A great way to use extra kale.Ingredients | Massaged Kale Salad Recipe
2 Granny Smith apples, thinly sliced
½ lemon, juiced
6 cups thinly sliced kale
4 slices cooked bacon, crumbled
½ avocado, thinly sliced
¼ cup chopped almonds
½ cup olive oil
¼ cup apple cider vinegar
2 tablespoons maple syrup
2 teaspoons grainy mustard
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
½ teaspoon kosher salt
Directions
Toss apples with lemon juice in a large bowl to coat. Add kale, bacon, avocado, and almonds; toss to mix.
Whisk olive oil, vinegar, maple syrup, mustard, pepper, and salt together in a bowl until smooth; drizzle over salad and toss to coat.
Info | Massaged Kale Salad Recipe
prep:
20 mins
total:
20 mins
Servings:
2
Yield:
2 servings
Massaged Kale Salad Recipe - Perhaps that is because the lemon garlic vinaigrette mellows the best dressing for massaging kale salad is one that has an acid (like lemon juice) with the oil and salt in it, so that it can help the breakdown process.