Description
Our Family Favorite; pairs well with steak, fish, and chicken dishes
Ingredients
Scale
- Tuscan or Curly Kale- 1 bunch
- Avocados cubed
- Bacon- crispy (1/2 package)
- Pine nuts, pecans or almonds, toasted
- Hard shredded cheese of choice (like Romano or Parmesan)
For the dressing:
- Lemon Juice from half a lemon
- 1 minced or crushed garlic clove
- ¼ Cup Olive Oil
- Salt and Pepper to taste
Instructions
- Wash, dry and chop Kale (I like a finely chopped kale) and put in salad bowl.
- Prepare bacon and chop
- Toast nuts over low heat, stirring frequently
- Shred cheese and cube avocado
- Prepare dressing by shaking all ingredients in a jar or vigorously whisking
- Add half of the dressing to the kale in the bowl and massage kale with dressing (I wear gloves for this part!) Add dressing as needed if it seems dry.
- Top salad with nuts, cheese, bacon crumbles and avocado cubes
Notes
- Wash kale one leaf at a time to make sure no remaining grains of dirt are caught in the curly leaves
- Slice into small pieces versus large chunks
- Wear food safe kitchen gloves and massage dressing into the kale leaves to soften them a bit. This may take 5 or so minutes. Then add remaining salad ingredients to toss.
- A shaved harder cheese like parmesan is preferred, but trying other hard, flavorful cheeses would work just as well.
- Prep Time: 20 min