Description
Elevate your salad game with this delicious kale and apple salad. The salty, crunchy, creamy, and sweet ingredients make every bite something to savor.
Ingredients
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- 1 head Tuscan Kale, washed and dried
- 1 Honeycrisp (or other sweet) apple, chopped
- 1/3 cup chopped or shaved Gruyère cheese
- 1/4 red onion, thinly sliced or shaved on a mandoline
- 1/3 roasted salted almonds, chopped
For the mustard dressing:
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 2 cloves garlic, roughly chopped
- 3 tablespoons rice vinegar
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 shallot, peeled and roughly chopped
- 1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Make the vinaigrette. Add everything to a blender, and blend until smooth. Add salt and pepper to taste.
- Prepare the kale. Remove the leaves from the tough stems (discard the stems), then chop into bite-sized pieces. Add to a very large salad bowl, drizzle with a little extra-virgin olive oil and a pinch of kosher salt. Use your hands to massage for about a minute, until the kale has reduced a bit in size and is bright green and glossy.
- To the bowl, add the chopped apple, Gruyère, red onion, and almonds.
- Pour over half the vinaigrette, and use your hands (or a big spoon) to mix everything well. Drizzle a little extra dressing over the top and salt and pepper to taste. Serve immediately or place in the fridge for up to six hours.
- Prep Time: 15
- Category: salads
Keywords: kale apple salad