Baby kale? Really? I know that full grown kale can be tough and is usually best in a stew or braised (or as the garnish with an orange slice on your restaurant plate) but I thought, what the heck, I'll give it a try. Last night I made this simple salad with it that was excellent. The greens were very tender and had a flavor part way between arugula and baby spinach. They weren't peppery like the arugula but had a similar flavor. Try it out for yourself!
Salad Fixins:
Baby kale
Sliced radishes
Red pepper slices
Strawberry slices
Asiago cheese, shredded (I used about 2oz)
Chick peas
Dressing: (I just make a batch of this [about 1 cup] and leave it in the ice box)
Juice of 1 lemon
1 teaspoon dijon mustard
1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
fresh ground pepper
1 large clove garlic chopped and then mushed into paste with salt
2/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
**whisk all together
What quantity of chick peas?
ReplyDeleteWell if you are just making a smaller salad for yourself maybe 1/4 cup, if you are making a larger salad to feed multiple people about 1/2-2/3 of a cup would be good.
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