If you had asked me a year ago what a kale salad was all about, I would have looked at your blankly, come up with something smart, assumed myself to be correct and then moved on. In other words, I had no idea. How would I? I had never thought to eat raw kale.
Enter: the secrets of kale salad. Kale is a fibrous green vegetable superfood which could probably make your jaw ache if you ate it the wrong way. Though I consume it in many ways- in smoothies, sauteed, in stir-fries, pastas, as chips... my new favourite way is through salads- raw kale salads. However, in order to make it enjoyable you must prepare it correctly. As with all preparation of kale, first wash and dry your leaves. Next, remove the stems with a knife from bottom to top, and finally, thinly slice the green leaves. Next, we need to break down some of the fibers in the leaves which will make the kale soft and palatable. For this, we use fat and acid and in a big bowl, massage it into the leaves with our hands. Fun right?
So, fat and acid? How about my favourite dressing: nutritional yeast, dijon mustard, miso, fresh lemon juice, salt and pepper, onion and garlic powder and a little water. Or maybe some avocado massaged in with some lemon, honey and salt and pepper? Maybe some sesame oil with rice vinegar and soy sauce? Your call!
Add anything you like- nuts, beans, veggies and so on, and pretty soon you'll have a filling, super nutritious (see: fiber, calcium, protein, iron, vitamins and phyto-nutrients) lunch or dinner.
Enjoy!
Enter: the secrets of kale salad. Kale is a fibrous green vegetable superfood which could probably make your jaw ache if you ate it the wrong way. Though I consume it in many ways- in smoothies, sauteed, in stir-fries, pastas, as chips... my new favourite way is through salads- raw kale salads. However, in order to make it enjoyable you must prepare it correctly. As with all preparation of kale, first wash and dry your leaves. Next, remove the stems with a knife from bottom to top, and finally, thinly slice the green leaves. Next, we need to break down some of the fibers in the leaves which will make the kale soft and palatable. For this, we use fat and acid and in a big bowl, massage it into the leaves with our hands. Fun right?
So, fat and acid? How about my favourite dressing: nutritional yeast, dijon mustard, miso, fresh lemon juice, salt and pepper, onion and garlic powder and a little water. Or maybe some avocado massaged in with some lemon, honey and salt and pepper? Maybe some sesame oil with rice vinegar and soy sauce? Your call!
Add anything you like- nuts, beans, veggies and so on, and pretty soon you'll have a filling, super nutritious (see: fiber, calcium, protein, iron, vitamins and phyto-nutrients) lunch or dinner.
Enjoy!