The Best Kale Salad

The Best Kale Salad

Recipe by Alli Shircliff from allrecipes.com

Salad 30 Mins.

Ingredients

4

4 servings

  • 1 bunch lacinato kale, ribs discarded and leaves cut into thin strips
  • 1 teaspoon olive oil
  • 2 pinches salt
  • 0.25 cup olive oil
  • 1 lemon, juiced
  • 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
  • 1 teaspoon maple syrup, or more to taste
  • 0.25 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1 pinch garlic powder, or to taste
  • 1 pinch cayenne pepper, or to taste
  • salt and ground black pepper to taste
  • 2 carrots, grated
  • 0.5 cup frozen roasted corn (such as Trader Joe's®), thawed
  • 0.25 cup crushed tortilla chips
  • 0.25 cup dry-roasted almonds, coarsely chopped
  • 2 tablespoons grated smoked white cheese (such as Beecher's® Smoked Flagship)
  • 2 hard-boiled eggs, chopped

Instructions

  • Place kale in a large serving bowl; add 1 teaspoon olive oil and 2 pinches salt. Gently massage oil and salt into kale. Set aside to allow kale to soften, about 10 minutes.
  • Combine 1/4 cup olive oil, lemon juice, Dijon mustard, maple syrup, cumin, garlic powder, cayenne pepper, salt, and pepper for vinaigrette in a plastic or glass container with a lid. Cover the container and vigorously shake until dressing is light yellow and evenly combined.
  • Layer carrots, roasted corn, tortilla chips, almonds, and smoked cheese on top of kale.
  • Drizzle vinaigrette over salad; mix with tongs until evenly distributed. Gently stir chopped eggs into salad.

Nutritional Facts

Per 4 servings

  • Calories: 338
  • Carbohydrate: 24g
  • Fat: 24g
  • Fiber: 5g
  • Protein: 11g
  • Sugar: 4g

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