Description
Our Family Favorite; pairs well with steak, fish, and chicken dishes
Ingredients
Scale
- Tuscan or Curly Kale- 1 bunch
- 1 avocado- cubed
- 1/2 package cooked bacon- crispy and chopped
- 1/4 cup pine nuts, pecans or almonds, toasted
- 1/4 cup shredded or grated Parmesan cheese
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
- First, cook the 1/2 package of bacon strips to a crunchy level of doneness. Once it is cooked and cooled, chop it into medium chunks. While bacon is cooking, you can also slowly toast the pine nuts in a small non-stick skillet over medium-low heat. You can do these two steps ahead of time and set them aside for later.
- Next, cube a ripe avocado and shred the Parmesan cheese.
- Rinse and pat the kale leaves dry. Cut the stems from the leaves and then finely chop the leaves.
- I make the lemon garlic dressing in a small mason jar, so that I can shake the ingredients up well. You can also whisk the olive oil, lemon juice, crushed garlic, salt, and pepper in a small bowl or measuring cup.
- Add the chopped kale to a salad bowl. Pour the dressing on top of the kale and, using your hands, massage the dressing into the kale to relax the leaves a bit (about 1-2 minutes).
- Once the dressing is combined thoroughly in the kale leaves, add the chopped bacon, toasted pine nuts, and Parmesan cheese. Lightly toss these together, then add avocado cubes last on top.
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.
- A shaved harder cheese, like parmesan, is preferred, but trying other hard, flavorful cheeses would work just as well.
- Prep Time: 20 min
- Category: sides
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 scoop
- Calories: 264
- Sugar: 0.7 g
- Fat: 25.7 g
- Carbohydrates: 4.5 g
- Protein: 6 g