My Famous Kale Salad
When I went to school at the Institute of Integrative Nutrition one of the first recipes we learned was called “Massage your kale salad.” We learned to make a salad by massaging our kale. Sounds strange, right? It’s anything but strange, it’s brilliant!
Have you ever just eaten a piece of kale? Not the most amazing snack in the world: kind of woody, unusual flavor. Well, add in some tasty toppings, a little dressing, and a brief massage and you will have something so delicious that you will bring it to every potluck you go to. I do. By request. Always!
Plus, Kale is a superfood that everyone should be eating. Just give this a read to find out why we love kale so much!
My Famous Kale Salad
Ingredients
- 8 cups chopped kale ribs removed
- ¾ cup raw blue cheese crumbles
- ½ cup almonds slivered, candied, spiced, whichever you prefer
- ½ cup organic cranberries
- ⅓ cup olive oil
- ⅓ cup balsamic vinegar
- Pinch sea salt
Instructions
- Remove ribs from the kale and roughly chop the leaves.
- Put the kale into a large salad bowl, like this.
- Put olive oil and balsamic vinegar into a jar, cover and shake it until they are well combined.
- Pour the dressing over the kale.
- Sprinkle in salt.
- Using your hands, massage the kale for about 1 minute to soften it a bit.
- Wash your hands.
- Toss in cranberries, blue cheese, and almonds.
- Serve immediately. I use these awesome salad tongs!
- This salad is actually really tasty the next day too if you have any leftovers.
- Bring this to every potluck you go to. It is always a crowd-pleaser. It’s the salad I bring along every time!
I did a demo of this salad on our local news station Twin Cities Live. You can watch the segment below
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Hi, my name is Kate.
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Looks delicious, do you have any suggestions for a blue cheese substitute? I can eat cheese just not blue cheese because it irritates my tongue. Thanks!
Any cheese that has a nice strong flavor works the best. Can you tolerate gorgonzola? I have used that before and it tastes great!
If I use feta or goat cheese do you think it will taste as good? This looks delicious by the way!
Definitely! I have used those too.
Hi! This looks delicious, and I’m excited to try it! I have a question about the olive oil. I know you provided the link, but it takes me to the general website instead of to an exact product, so I thought I’d ask. Anyway, do you use extra virgin, light-tasting, or regular oil? We usually keep extra virgin on hand, but sometimes the flavor can be too strong for certain things, so I figured I’d check before ruining a scrumptious salad! Thanks!
Hi Beth, we love extra virgin the most 🙂