Kale Basil Salad with Balsamic Bacon Vinaigrette

You'll love this homemade kale basil salad and salad dressing. Perfect for a side salad with a meal, or add your favorite protein for a hearty, full meal.

Kale Basil Salad with Balsamic Bacon Vinaigrette – I needed a salad to smother with balsamic bacon vinaigrette so I dug through my fridge and found some leftover kale and basil.

Kale Basil Salad

You'll love this homemade kale basil salad and salad dressing. Perfect for a side salad with a meal, or add your favorite protein for a hearty, full meal.

Ingredients

1 bunch kale
1 package basil
20 pitted kalamata olives
Balsamic bacon vinaigrette (use this recipe here)
2 tsp sea salt
1 Tbsp lemon juice

Instructions

Tear up kale and basil in a large bowl.
Add salt and lemon juice and massage it with your hands until the kale is broken down a bit.
Slice olives.
Top salad with olives and dressing. You can also top with bacon crumbles and sliced hard-boiled egg.

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Megan says:

March 4, 2013 at 3:54 pm

YUM! That looks amazing!! That dressing recipe is stellar!

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