Kale Salad
This simple and vibrant kale salad will become your go-to! Juicy lemon, salty Parmesan, and a touch of garlic cover the tender leaves for a refreshing, flavor-packed bite.
- Prep
- 15 min
- Total
- 15 min
- Yield
- 3
Ingredients 9
- 1 large bunch Tuscan kale (about 8 ounces )*
- 1 very small or 1/2 medium garlic clove
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 lemon (3 to 4 tablespoons juice, plus zest)
- ¼ cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
- ⅛ teaspoon red pepper flakes
- Fresh ground black pepper
- Homemade croutons (optional)
Method 4
- 01
Wash and dry the kale. Then destem and roughly chop the kale leaves.
- 02
Peel and mince the garlic clove. Sprinkle it with the kosher salt , then holding the blunt edge of the knife, scrape the sharp edge of the blade over the minced garlic, holding the knife at an angle and mashing the garlic into a paste.
- 03
Place the paste in a medium bowl. Add the olive oil, lemon juice, red pepper flakes, and fresh ground black pepper, and whisk to combine. Add the Parmesan cheese and stir to combine.
- 04
Toss the dressing with the kale leaves. Serve topped with lemon zest (and additional Parmesan cheese, if desired). If desired, serve with homemade croutons .
Provenance
- recipe-clones/acouplecooks-data
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