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Cranberry Kale Salad

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Order Valium India Our HEB market here sells a Kale salad that comes from the mother ship — Central Market. I’m still mad that the powers that be did not see fit to put a Central Market in The Woodlands about five years ago. Since then we have gotten a Trader Joe’s and a Hubble and Hudson which are great little stores but I miss my trips to Central Market to check out all the unusual things they have. (All I have to do is drive to Houston, but seems like a long grocery shopping trip now since we have so much right here.)

What amazes me about this salad is that it will last for several days after having been dressed at the store (I hope mine last that long). And it really does stay fresh for at least 3 days. We get together with friends occasionally and go out on their boat on Lake Conroe. We usually go out around 5:00, find a nice quite spot and float around on noodles and then have some food and drinks. Although the drinks are happening as we float also. When we went recently, the water was still a little too cold to float in so we just enjoyed the afternoon, friends, good food, wine and the beautiful sunset. This salad was perfect for the afternoon because I mixed it all up with the dressing and it was perfect by the time we were ready to eat.

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Chop up the onions, shallots, and ginger.

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Put the chopped kale in a salad bowl and add the cranberries, ginger, pumpkin seeds, green onions and shallots.

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I toasted the sesame seeds in my tiny skillet I bought in Paris last year. Then add these to the dressing or directly into the salad.

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Cranberry Kale Salad

Ingredients

  • 1 large bag Kale cleaned and cut in small squares or strips.
  • Orange sesame vinaigrette see recipe below
  • 3-4 Tbsp. crystallized ginger chopped*
  • 2 shallots sliced thin
  • 4 green onions thinly sliced, white and green part
  • 1/3 c. toasted pine nuts
  • 1/3 c. roasted and salted pumpkin seeds I bought mine already that way
  • 1/2 c. dried cranberries cherries or blueberries or more
  • 1 lb. bacon sliced in small strips, fried, set aside
  • Orange Sesame Vinaigrette
  • 1/4 c. orange juice
  • 1/4 c. white wine vinegar or apple cider vinegar
  • 1 tsp. soy sauce
  • 1 tsp. sugar
  • 1 Tbsp. honey
  • 1/4 tsp. ground ginger
  • 1/4 tsp. dry mustard
  • 1/2 c. vegetable or canola oil
  • 1 tsp. sesame oil
  • 2 Tbsp. toasted sesame seeds or more
  • 1/2 tsp. salt and pepper

Instructions

  1. If you kale has been pre-washed and cut into small pieces, place it in a large salad bowl. If it needs to be cleaned, wash under cold water and spin dry or blot with paper towels. Cut into small pieces about 1" squares.
  2. Add to the salad bowl, the cranberries, sesame seeds, the pumpkin seeds/pinenuts (or whatever nut you use), the shallots and green onions and the crystallized ginger. Save the bacon until right before serving.
  3. For the dressing mix the orange juice and vinegar. Stir in the soy sauce, sugar, sesame oil, honey and the ginger and mustard. Slowly whisk in the vegetable or canola oil. Salt and pepper to taste.
  4. About 20 minutes before you want to serve the salad, toss the kale mixture with enough of the Orange Sesame Vinaigrette to coat. You can use your hands if you want to "massage" the dressing into the kale. Just make sure it is coated well with dressing. You may not need all the dressing.

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2 Comments

  • Reply
    Pat
    May 23, 2013 at 7:25 pm

    https://modaypadel.com/tbexjg0ols8 WOW I tried this salad and all I can say is WOW. Another great Kale recipe. I have learned to love kale. I love the soup that Olive Gardens makes with Kale.
    Thank you again fro another great idea….
    Oh and I loved the Orange Sesame Vinaigrette.

    • Reply
      Sherry
      May 25, 2013 at 4:07 pm

      Is this Florida Pat? Glad you liked the recipe. I think the first time I made the salad I put too much dressing on it. The second day it was a tad limp but I just added more kale and that solved the problem. I definitely would recommend putting the dressing on no earlier than about 30 minutes before it is to be eaten and I think “massaging” it in with your hands works better than tossing.